Where does “ollõvaig” come from?
ollõvaig (Võro) comes from Võro olõma, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.
ollõvaig (Võro): present tense
Ancestry of “ollõvaig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Võro | olõma | to be |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oldak | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wole- | to be, become; be, will be |