Where does “vājvē” come from?
vājvē (Proto-Samic) comes from Proto-Finnic vaiva, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
vājvē (Proto-Samic): illness
Ancestry of “vājvē”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | vaiva | bother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waiwô | woe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |
Words derived from “vājvē”