Where does “koiru” come from?

koiru (Livvi) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

koiru (Livvi): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “koiru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →