Where does “kädvaŗž” come from?

kädvaŗž (Livonian) comes from Veps varz, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

kädvaŗž (Livonian): arm

Definitions

  1. arm

Ancestry of “kädvaŗž”, step by step

kädvaŗž traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps varz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsvarzfoal
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Livonian ke’ž

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianke’ž—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Veps varz →