Where does “veritilkka” come from?
veritilkka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian veri, from Proto-Finnic veri, from Proto-Uralic were — blood.
veritilkka (Ingrian): drop of blood
Definitions
- drop of blood
Ancestry of “veritilkka”, step by step
veritilkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian veri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | veri | blood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veri | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | were | blood |
via Ingrian tilkka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | tilkka | drop |