Where does “et” come from?
et (Veps) comes from Veps ei, from Proto-Finnic e-, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.
et (Veps): second-person plural present of ei
Definitions
- second-person plural present of ei
Ancestry of “et”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Veps | ei | not |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | e- | The negative verb |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |