Where does “naitai” come from?

naitai (Veps) comes from Veps naitta, from Proto-Finnic naittadak, from Proto-Finnic naidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric naje-.

naitai (Veps): best man

Definitions

  1. best man

Ancestry of “naitai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsnaittato marry off
2Proto-Finnicnaittadakto send off to be married
3Proto-Finnicnaidakto marry
4Proto-Finno-Ugricnaje-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric naje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic naidak →Every word from Proto-Finnic naittadak →