Where does “živattedo” come from?

živattedo (Veps) comes from Veps tedo, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

živattedo (Veps): zoology

Definitions

  1. zoology

Ancestry of “živattedo”, step by step

živattedo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps tedo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepstedoknowledge; information; science
2Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Veps živat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsživatanimal, beast
2Russianживо́тноеanimal

Words derived from “živattedo

Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk
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