Where does “so” come from?

so (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic soo, from Proto-Uralic towe — lake, pond.

so (Veps): swamp, marsh, bog

Definitions

  1. swamp, marsh, bog

Ancestry of “so”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsooswamp, marsh, bog
2Proto-Uralictowelake, pond
Every word from Proto-Uralic towe →Every word from Proto-Finnic soo →