Where does “äbjõvā” come from?

äbjõvā (Livonian) comes from Livonian jõvā, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

äbjõvā (Livonian): bad, evil

Definitions

  1. bad, evil

Ancestry of “äbjõvā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianjõvāgood
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Livonian jõvā →
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