Where does “tetab” come from?

tetab (Veps) comes from Veps teta, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tetab (Veps): famous; prominent, eminent, outstanding,...

Definitions

  1. famous; prominent, eminent, outstanding,...

Ancestry of “tetab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepstetato know; abessive singular of te
2Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
3Proto-Finnicteeway, road
4Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk
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