Where does “tähk” come from?

tähk (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic tähkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic teškä.

tähk (Veps): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “tähk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictähkäear, the inflorescence of a grain or other grassy...
2Proto-Finno-Permicteškä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic teškä →Every word from Proto-Finnic tähkä →