Where does “толгев” come from?

толгев (Moksha) comes from Moksha тол, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.

толгев (Moksha): flint

Definitions

  1. flint

Ancestry of “толгев”, step by step

толгев traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Moksha тол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaтолfire
2Proto-Uralictulefire

via Erzya кев

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaкевstone
Every word from Proto-Uralic tule →Every word from Moksha тол →