Where does “ei” come from?
ei (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic e-, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.
ei (Veps): not
Ancestry of “ei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | e- | The negative verb |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |