Where does “veis” come from?

veis (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic veicci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wäŋćɜ.

veis (Livonian): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “veis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicveicciknife
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwäŋćɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wäŋćɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic veicci →