Where does “vajjõ” come from?

vajjõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic vajot'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wajo-.

vajjõ (Livonian): to sink

Definitions

  1. to sink

Ancestry of “vajjõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvajot'akto sink, descend (usually into something thicker than water)
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwajo-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wajo- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vajot'ak →
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