Where does “pääkoira” come from?

pääkoira (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian koira, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koira, from Proto-Uralic kojera, from Proto-Uralic koje — male; dawn.

pääkoira (Ingrian): bastard

Definitions

  1. bastard

Ancestry of “pääkoira”, step by step

pääkoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian koira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankoiradog
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*koira—
3Proto-Uralickojeramale animal
4Proto-Uralickojemale; dawn

via Ingrian pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpäähead
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic koje →Every word from Proto-Uralic kojera →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koira →