Where does “kuoi” come from?
kuoi (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic koi, from Proto-Uralic koje — male; dawn.
kuoi (Livonian): clothes moth
Ancestry of “kuoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | koi | moth, clothes moth |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | koje | male; dawn |