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Where does “vuohi” come from?

vuohi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic voohi, from Latvian āzis, from Proto-Baltic āž-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

vuohi (Finnish): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “vuohi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvoohigoat
2Latvianāzismale goat, billy goat, buck
3Proto-Balticāž-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “vuohi”

  • vuohiantilooppi
  • vuohenmaito
  • angoravuohi
  • taivaanvuohi
  • vuohenjuusto
  • lumivuohi
  • vuohenvilla
  • villivuohi
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