Where does “ulkoydin” come from?
ulkoydin (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
ulkoydin (Finnish): outer core
Ancestry of “ulkoydin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ulko- | outer, external; foreign; overseas |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ulko | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | ulka | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |