Where does “мойва” come from?
мойва (Russian) comes from Finnish maiva, from Finnish maima, from Proto-Finnic maima.
мойва (Russian): capelin
Ancestry of “мойва”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | maiva | a variety of vendace living in the Bothnian Bay |
| 2 | Finnish | maima | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maima | — |