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Where does “jei” come from?
jei (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jei
(Livonian): ice
Definitions
ice
Ancestry of “jei”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Finnic
jää
ice
2
Proto-Uralic
jäŋe
ice
Words derived from “jei”
Jeimer
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →
Every word from Proto-Finnic jää →