Where does “koir” come from?

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

koir (Võro): male dog

Definitions

  1. male dog

Ancestry of “koir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickoiradog
2Proto-Uralickojeramale animal
3Proto-Uralickojemale; dawn
Every word from Proto-Uralic koje →Every word from Proto-Uralic kojera →Every word from Proto-Finnic koira →