Where does “tei” come from?

tei (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic täi, from Proto-Uralic täje — louse.

tei (Livonian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “tei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictäilouse
2Proto-Uralictäjelouse
Every word from Proto-Uralic täje →Every word from Proto-Finnic täi →