Where does “пейловажа” come from?

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

пейловажа (Erzya): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “пейловажа”, step by step

пейловажа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya пей

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaпейtooth
2Proto-Uralicpiŋetooth

via Erzya ловажа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaловажаbone
Every word from Proto-Uralic piŋeEvery word from Erzya пей