Where does “kudoi” come from?
kudoi (Veps) comes from Veps kudoda, from Proto-Finnic kutodak, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.
kudoi (Veps): weaver
Ancestry of “kudoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Veps | kudoda | to knit; to weave |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kutodak | to weave; to knit |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |