Where does “valatai” come from?
valatai (Veps) comes from Veps valatada, from Veps valada, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
valatai (Veps): baptist, christener
Ancestry of “valatai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Veps | valatada | to baptize, to christen |
| 2 | Veps | valada | to pour; to water |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |