Where does “eit” come from?
eit (Estonian) comes from Finnish äitei, from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ — mother.
eit (Estonian): old woman; wife; girl, woman, girlfriend, wife
Definitions
- old woman; wife; girl, woman, girlfriend, wife
Ancestry of “eit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | äitei | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aiþį̄ | mother |