Where does “hapanmaid” come from?

hapanmaid (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic hap'oin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric čappa.

hapanmaid (Veps): sour milk, prostokvasha

Definitions

  1. sour milk, prostokvasha

Ancestry of “hapanmaid”, step by step

hapanmaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic hap'oin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichap'oinsour, acid
2Proto-Finno-Ugricčappa

via Veps maid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsmaidmilk
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric čappaEvery word from Proto-Finnic hap'oin