Where does “rahvaz” come from?
rahvaz (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic rahvas, from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz — full-grown.
rahvaz (Veps): people
Ancestry of “rahvaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | rahvas | people, folk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrawwaz | full-grown |