Where does “väi” come from?
väi (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic vävü, from Proto-Uralic wäŋew — son-in-law.
väi (Estonian): son-in-law
Ancestry of “väi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | vävü | son-in-law |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | wäŋew | son-in-law |