Where does “räväita” come from?
räväita (Veps) comes from Russian реве́ть, from Russian реву́, from Old Church Slavonic рюти, from Proto-Slavic řuti, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
räväita (Veps): to cry, to weep loudly
Ancestry of “räväita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | реве́ть | to roar |
| 2 | Russian | реву́ | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | рюти | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | řuti | to roar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rew- | to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;... |