Where does “veeri” come from?
veeri (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
veeri (Votic): side; flank
Ancestry of “veeri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |