Where does “jõvvõ” come from?

jõvvõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.

jõvvõ (Livonian): to grind, polish

Definitions

  1. to grind, polish

Ancestry of “jõvvõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
2Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hijodak →