Where does “Vaugedvenäma” come from?

Vaugedvenäma (Veps) comes from Veps Venäma, from Veps ma, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Ancestry of “Vaugedvenäma”, step by step

Vaugedvenäma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps Venäma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VepsVenäma—
2Vepsmaearth; ground; soil
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Veps vauged

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsvaugedwhite
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →