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Where does “väta” come from?

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

väta (Veps): to play

Definitions

  1. to play

Ancestry of “väta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “väta”

  • vändai
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →