Where does “koira” come from?

koira (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Uralic kojera, from Proto-Uralic koje — male; dawn.

koira (Proto-Finnic): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “koira”, step by step

koira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Uralic kojera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralickojeramale animal
2Proto-Uralickojemale; dawn

via Proto-Uralic kojra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralickojra—
2Proto-Uralickoj(e)-male, human

Words derived from “koira”

Every word from Proto-Uralic koje →Every word from Proto-Uralic kojera →