Where does “ääri” come from?

ääri (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic ääri, from Proto-Finnic äjere, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (h₁)éǵer-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic éźera — lake.

ääri (Votic): edge, verge; fringe

Definitions

  1. edge, verge; fringe

Ancestry of “ääri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicääriend, edge
2Proto-Finnicäjere—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic(h₁)éǵer-—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicéźeralake
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic éźera →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic (h₁)éǵer- →Every word from Proto-Finnic äjere →