Where does “тэвӑ” come from?
тэвӑ (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic təjwå, from Proto-Uralic sejpä — tail.
тэвӑ (Tundra Nenets): tail
Ancestry of “тэвӑ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samoyedic | təjwå | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | sejpä | tail |