Where does “talopoikõ” come from?

talopoikõ (Votic) comes from Votic talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

talopoikõ (Votic): farmer, peasant, yeoman

Definitions

  1. farmer, peasant, yeoman

Ancestry of “talopoikõ”, step by step

talopoikõ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votictalofarm, farmstead, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-—

via Votic poikõ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpoikõson
Every word from Proto-Baltic talˀa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic talo →Every word from Ludian taloi →