Where does “vätši” come from?
vätši (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic väki, from Proto-Uralic wäke — strength.
vätši (Votic): people; nation
Ancestry of “vätši”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | väki | strength, power; people, folk |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | wäke | strength |