Where does “voitua” come from?

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

voitua (Ingrian): to become dirty

Definitions

  1. to become dirty

Ancestry of “voitua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvoitaasmear
2Proto-Finnicvoitadakto grease, to oil
3Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat

Words derived from “voitua

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wajeEvery word from Proto-Finnic voiEvery word from Proto-Finnic voitadak
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