Where does “pätai” come from?
pätai (Veps) comes from Veps -i, from Proto-Finnic -ja, from Proto-Uralic -ja.
Ancestry of “pätai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Veps | -i | -er; forms agent nouns from verbs; -ing; forms... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -ja | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -ja | — |