Where does “lehmänvoi” come from?

lehmänvoi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian voi, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.

lehmänvoi (Ingrian): butter obtained from cow's milk

Definitions

  1. butter obtained from cow's milk

Ancestry of “lehmänvoi”, step by step

lehmänvoi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian voi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvoibutter; oh, woe
2Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat

via Ingrian lehmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlehmäcow
2Proto-Finniclehmäcow
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wajeEvery word from Proto-Finnic voiEvery word from Ingrian voi