Where does “sookõz” come from?

sookõz (Votic) comes from Votic soo, from Proto-Finnic soo, from Proto-Uralic towe — lake, pond.

sookõz (Votic): swampy, boggy, marshy

Definitions

  1. swampy, boggy, marshy

Ancestry of “sookõz”, step by step

sookõz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic soo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticsoomarsh
2Proto-Finnicsooswamp, marsh, bog
3Proto-Uralictowelake, pond

via Votic kõz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votickõz
Every word from Proto-Uralic toweEvery word from Proto-Finnic sooEvery word from Votic soo