Where does “karstavoije” come from?

karstavoije (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian voije, from Proto-Finnic voidek — ointment, salve.

karstavoije (Ingrian): salve used to treat scabies

Definitions

  1. salve used to treat scabies

Ancestry of “karstavoije”, step by step

karstavoije traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian voije

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvoijesalve, ointment
2Proto-Finnicvoidekointment, salve

via Ingrian karsta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankarstascabies
Every word from Proto-Finnic voidek