Where does “te” come from?
te (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.
te (Veps): road, way
Ancestry of “te”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |