Where does “ӈэва” come from?

ӈэва (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *åjwå, from Proto-Uralic ojwa — head.

ӈэва (Tundra Nenets): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “ӈэва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*åjwåhead
2Proto-Uralicojwahead
Every word from Proto-Uralic ojwa →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *åjwå →