Where does “jände” come from?
jände (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic jändek, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.
jände (Veps): string
Ancestry of “jände”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | jändek | bowstring |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | jänte | string |