Where does “järv'” come from?

järv' (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic järvi, from Proto-Finno-Permic jäwrä.

järv' (Võro): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “järv'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjärvilake
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäwrä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jäwrä →Every word from Proto-Finnic järvi →