Where does “vast” come from?
vast (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic vasta, from Proto-Finno-Permic wasta — a place opposite or across.
vast (Veps): bundle
Ancestry of “vast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | vasta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wasta | a place opposite or across |