Where does “vadʹdʹalain” come from?

vadʹdʹalain (Votic) comes from Votic -lain, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

vadʹdʹalain (Votic): Vote, Votic person

Definitions

  1. Vote, Votic person

Ancestry of “vadʹdʹalain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votic-lainForms nouns with the meaning of "inhabitant", or...
2Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Votic -lain →Every word from Proto-Finnic -lainen →