Where does “javo” come from?
javo (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic jauho, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
javo (Votic): flour
Ancestry of “javo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | jauho | flour |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |