Where does “täi” come from?

täi (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic täi, from Proto-Uralic täje — louse.

täi (Votic): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “täi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictäilouse
2Proto-Uralictäjelouse
Every word from Proto-Uralic täje →Every word from Proto-Finnic täi →