Where does “mõtsāsigā” come from?

mõtsāsigā (Livonian) comes from Livonian sigā, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

mõtsāsigā (Livonian): boar, wild boar

Definitions

  1. boar, wild boar

Ancestry of “mõtsāsigā”, step by step

mõtsāsigā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian sigā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniansigāpig
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

via Livonian mõtsā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianmõtsāforest
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Livonian sigā →