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

Definitions

  1. baptist, christener

Ancestry of “valatai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsvalatadato baptize, to christen
2Vepsvaladato pour; to water
3Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
4Proto-Finno-Permicwala-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic valadak →Every word from Veps valada →