Where does “tüvi” come from?
tüvi (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic tüvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tüŋe.
tüvi (Veps): trunk; base, bottom end; stem
Definitions
- trunk; base, bottom end; stem
Ancestry of “tüvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | tüvi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | tüŋe | — |