Where does “koiv” come from?

koiv (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic koivu, from Proto-Uralic kojwa — birch.

koiv (Ludian): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “koiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickoivubirch
2Proto-Uralickojwabirch
Every word from Proto-Uralic kojwa →Every word from Proto-Finnic koivu →
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