Where does “jōlõks” come from?

jōlõks (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic jalgas, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jōlõks (Livonian): runner, skid of a sleigh

Definitions

  1. runner, skid of a sleigh

Ancestry of “jōlõks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjalgasrunner, skid
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalgas →