Where does “sõta” come from?

sõta (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic sota, from Proto-Uralic śoďa — war.

sõta (Votic): war, conflict

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Finnic	sota	war, conflict
2	Proto-Uralic	śoďa	war

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