Where does “kudamb” come from?
kudamb (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic kudampa, from Proto-Finnic kumpa, from Proto-Finnic ku, from Proto-Uralic ku- — who; where.
kudamb (Veps): which, what; which, that
Ancestry of “kudamb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kudampa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kumpa | which |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ku | who, what |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ku- | who; where |