Where does “kuoi” come from?

kuoi (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic koi, from Proto-Uralic koje — male; dawn.

kuoi (Livonian): clothes moth

Definitions

  1. clothes moth

Ancestry of “kuoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickoimoth, clothes moth
2Proto-Uralickojemale; dawn
Every word from Proto-Uralic koje →Every word from Proto-Finnic koi →
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