Where does “rahvaz” come from?

rahvaz (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic rahvas, from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz — full-grown.

rahvaz (Veps): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “rahvaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrahvaspeople, folk
2Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rahvas →
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