Where does “viijjä” come from?

viijjä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic veedäk, from Proto-Uralic wixe- — to bring, to take somewhere.

viijjä (Votic): to carry, to bear; to lead, to guide; to drive

Definitions

  1. to carry, to bear; to lead, to guide; to drive

Ancestry of “viijjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicveedäkto take, take away
2Proto-Uralicwixe-to bring, to take somewhere
Every word from Proto-Uralic wixe-Every word from Proto-Finnic veedäk
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