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
Ancestry of “koira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *koira | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kojera | male animal |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | koje | male; dawn |