Where does “veraz” come from?

veraz (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

veraz (Veps): stranger; guest

Definitions

  1. stranger; guest

Ancestry of “veraz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
2Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
3Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →
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