Where does “voita” come from?

voita (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic voitadak, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.

voita (Veps): to grease, to oil; to lubricate

Definitions

  1. to grease, to oil; to lubricate

Ancestry of “voita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvoitadakto grease, to oil
2Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Proto-Finnic voitadak →