Where does “koiv” come from?

koiv (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic koivu, from Proto-Uralic kojwa — birch.

koiv (Veps): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “koiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickoivubirch
2Proto-Uralickojwabirch
Every word from Proto-Uralic kojwa →Every word from Proto-Finnic koivu →