Where does “väi” come from?

väi (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic vävü, from Proto-Uralic wäŋew — son-in-law.

väi (Estonian): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “väi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvävüson-in-law
2Proto-Uralicwäŋewson-in-law

Words derived from “väi

Every word from Proto-Uralic wäŋewEvery word from Proto-Finnic vävü