Where does “toiska” come from?

toiska (Finnish) comes from Finnish toinen, from Proto-Finnic toinen, from Proto-Finnic too, from Proto-Uralic to — that.

toiska (Finnish): especially of a neighbouring house or farm, rather than of people

Definitions

  1. especially of a neighbouring house or farm, rather than of people

Ancestry of “toiska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoinensecond; other, another; the others, other ones
2Proto-Finnictoinensecond; other
3Proto-Finnictoothat over there, yonder distal?
4Proto-Uralictothat
Every word from Proto-Uralic toEvery word from Proto-Finnic tooEvery word from Proto-Finnic toinen