Where does “vȭrõzjemā” come from?

vȭrõzjemā (Livonian) comes from Livonian vȭrõz, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

vȭrõzjemā (Livonian): stepmother

Definitions

  1. stepmother

Ancestry of “vȭrõzjemā”, step by step

vȭrõzjemā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian vȭrõz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianvȭrõzforeign, strange
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—

via Livonian jemā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianjemāmother
2Proto-Finnicemämother
3Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →