Where does “vai” come from?

vai (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish väi — or exclusive or; either what comes before or what comes after.

vai (Northern Sami): or; so that

Definitions

  1. or; so that

Ancestry of “vai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväior exclusive or; either what comes before or what comes after
Every word from Finnish väi