Where does “kouv” come from?
kouv (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kaivo, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kouv (Livonian): well; dig
Ancestry of “kouv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kaivo | well |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |