Votyak

[ voh-tee-ak ]

noun

Origin of Votyak

1
<Russian votyák, derivative of the collective name votʾ,Old Russian oti<Mari odo, akin to Udmurt ud-;see Udmurt

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British Dictionary definitions for Votyak

Votyak

/ (ˈvəʊtɪˌæk) /


noun
  1. plural -aks or -ak a member of a Finnish people living chiefly in the Udmurt Autonomous Republic, between the Volga and the Urals

  2. Also called: Udmurt the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

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