Where does “änestai” come from?

änestai (Veps) comes from Veps änestada, from Veps än', from Proto-Finnic ääni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric äne — voice, sound.

änestai (Veps): voter, elector

Definitions

  1. voter, elector

Ancestry of “änestai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsänestadato vote
2Vepsän'voice; tone of voice
3Proto-Finnicäänivoice
4Proto-Finno-Ugricänevoice, sound
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric äne →Every word from Proto-Finnic ääni →Every word from Veps än' →