Where does “videnz'” come from?
videnz' (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic viidenci, from Proto-Finnic viici, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.
Ancestry of “videnz'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | viidenci | fifth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | viici | five |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | witte | five; ten |