Where does “veaiki” come from?
veaiki (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic veaškē, from Proto-Uralic waśke, from Proto-Tocharian wi̯äsā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.
veaiki (Northern Sami): copper
Ancestry of “veaiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | veaškē | copper |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | waśke | a metal; copper, iron? |
| 3 | Proto-Tocharian | wi̯äsā | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂é-h₂us-o- | glow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |