Where does “kävui” come from?
kävui (Veps) comes from Veps kävuda, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną.
kävui (Veps): visitor
Ancestry of “kävui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Veps | kävuda | to go, to walk; to visit; to go around, to avoid |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | — |