Where does “jüvä” come from?

jüvä (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic jüvä, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

jüvä (Veps): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “jüvä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjüvägrain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Finnic jüvä →