Where does “verai” come from?

verai (Veps) comes from Old East Slavic верѣꙗ, from Proto-Slavic verěja — bar, latch.

verai (Veps): gate; arch; door

Definitions

  1. gate; arch; door

Ancestry of “verai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicверѣꙗ—
2Proto-Slavicverějabar, latch
Every word from Proto-Slavic verěja →Every word from Old East Slavic верѣꙗ →
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