Where does “voituin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “voituin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvoituato become dirty
2Ingrianvoitaasmear
3Proto-Finnicvoitadakto grease, to oil
4Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Proto-Finnic voitadak →
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