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

  1. second-person plural present of ei

Ancestry of “et”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepseinot
2Proto-Finnice-The negative verb
3Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →Every word from Proto-Finnic e- →Every word from Veps ei →