Where does “peitta” come from?

peitta (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic peittädäk, from Proto-Finnic pej-, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä — thumb.

peitta (Veps): to cover; to shroud; to overshadow

Definitions

  1. to cover; to shroud; to overshadow

Ancestry of “peitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpeittädäkto cover; to hide, to conceal
2Proto-Finnicpej-—
3Proto-Uralic*pälkäthumb
Every word from Proto-Uralic *pälkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pej- →Every word from Proto-Finnic peittädäk →