Where does “joučen” come from?
joučen (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic jouc'en, from Proto-Finno-Ugric joŋkće.
joučen (Karelian): swan
Ancestry of “joučen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | jouc'en | swan |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | joŋkće | — |