Where does “kaiv” come from?
kaiv (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic kaivo, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kaiv (Veps): well
Ancestry of “kaiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kaivo | well |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |