Where does “sap” come from?

sap (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic sappi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säppä — bile, gall.

sap (Veps): gall

Definitions

  1. gall

Ancestry of “sap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsappigall, bile; halo
2Proto-Finno-Ugricsäppäbile, gall
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric säppä →Every word from Proto-Finnic sappi →
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