öö

öö = night in Estonian

In all Finnic languages, the word “night” is short and consists of only vowels. They all come from the Proto-Finnic *öö.

ö in Veps
öö in Estonian, Ingrian & Votic
yö in Finnish, Karelian, Livvi & Votic
üö in Ludian
üü in Võro
īe in Livonian

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