Where does “ot” come from?
ot (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic votto, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
ot (Veps): bribe
Ancestry of “ot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | votto | taking; something that is taken, accepted |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |