Where does “vodnaz” come from?

vodnaz (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic vootna, from Proto-Baltic ōgnas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

vodnaz (Veps): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “vodnaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvootnalamb
2Proto-Balticōgnas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Baltic ōgnas →