Where does “koi” come from?

koi (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic koi, from Proto-Uralic koje — male; dawn.

koi (Ingrian): moth

Definitions

  1. moth

Ancestry of “koi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickoimoth, clothes moth
2Proto-Uralickojemale; dawn
Every word from Proto-Uralic koje →Every word from Proto-Finnic koi →
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