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Where does “vändai” come from?

vändai (Veps) comes from Veps väta, from Proto-Finnic väntädäk, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vändai (Veps): player; musician, performer

Definitions

  1. player; musician, performer

Ancestry of “vändai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsvätato play
2Proto-Finnicväntädäk—
3Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
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