Where does “сельмоведь” come from?

сельмоведь (Moksha) comes from Moksha ведь, from Proto-Uralic wete — water.

сельмоведь (Moksha): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “сельмоведь”, step by step

сельмоведь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Moksha ведь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaведьwater
2Proto-Uralicwetewater

via Moksha сельме

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaсельмеeye
2Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic wete →Every word from Moksha ведь →