Where does “jousi” come from?

jousi (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Uralic joŋse — bow.

jousi (Proto-Finnic): bow

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “jousi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicjoŋsebow
Every word from Proto-Uralic joŋse
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