Where does “kosikkivers” come from?

kosikkivers (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian vers, from Proto-Finnic virci, from Proto-Finnic virti.

kosikkivers (Ingrian): traditional song sung during a betrothal

Definitions

  1. traditional song sung during a betrothal

Ancestry of “kosikkivers”, step by step

kosikkivers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianverspoem, traditional song
2Proto-Finnicvircisong, poem
3Proto-Finnicvirti—

via Ingrian kossia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankossiamoist; wet
2Proto-Finnickosidakto propose
Every word from Proto-Finnic virti →