Where does “yö” come from?

yö (Livvi) comes from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

yö (Livvi): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “yö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicöönight
2Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →
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