Where does “koira” come from?

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

koira (Votic): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “koira”, 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 →