Where does “ülev” come from?

ülev (Veps) comes from Veps ülä-, from Proto-Finnic ülä, from Proto-Uralic wilä.

ülev (Veps): noble; proud

Definitions

  1. noble; proud

Ancestry of “ülev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsülä-upper
2Proto-Finnicüläupper
3Proto-Uralicwilä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic wilä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ülä →Every word from Veps ülä- →
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