Where does “vilʹda” come from?

vilʹda (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic viildäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic vije- — to cut.

vilʹda (Veps): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “vilʹda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicviildäkto cut, to slit
2Proto-Finno-Permicvije-to cut
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic vije- →Every word from Proto-Finnic viildäk →
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