Where does “jõvīst” come from?

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

jõvīst (Livonian): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “jõvīst”, step by step

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