Where does “tedotai” come from?

tedotai (Veps) comes from Veps tedotada, from Veps tedo, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tedotai (Veps): notifier

Definitions

  1. notifier

Ancestry of “tedotai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepstedotadato inform, to notify; to announce
2Vepstedoknowledge; information; science
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →