Where does “koira” come from?

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

koira (Karelian): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “koira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*koira—
2Proto-Uralickojeramale animal
3Proto-Uralickojemale; dawn
Every word from Proto-Uralic koje →Every word from Proto-Uralic kojera →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koira →
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