Where does “пейзывель” come from?

пейзывель (Erzya) comes from Erzya пей, from Proto-Uralic piŋe — tooth.

пейзывель (Erzya): gum soft tissue around the teeth

Definitions

  1. gum soft tissue around the teeth

Ancestry of “пейзывель”, step by step

пейзывель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya пей

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaпейtooth
2Proto-Uralicpiŋetooth

via Erzya сывель

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaсывельflesh, meat
Every word from Proto-Uralic piŋeEvery word from Erzya пей