Where does “ohkia” come from?

ohkia (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

ohkia (Ingrian): to sigh

Definitions

  1. to sigh

Ancestry of “ohkia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrian-iaUsed to form continuative verbs from other verbs
2Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
3Proto-Uralic-j-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -idak →Every word from Ingrian -ia →
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