Where does “tego” come from?
tego (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
tego (Veps): deed, act; action; task
Ancestry of “tego”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | teko | act, deed |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |