Where does “топоведь” come from?
топоведь (Erzya) comes from Erzya топо — quark cheese, cottage cheese, curd cheese, cheese.
топоведь (Erzya): whey; serum
Definitions
- whey; serum
Ancestry of “топоведь”, step by step
топоведь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Erzya топо
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erzya | топо | quark cheese, cottage cheese, curd cheese, cheese |
via Erzya ведь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erzya | ведь | water |