Where does “toiduaine” come from?

toiduaine (Estonian) comes from Estonian aine, from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

toiduaine (Estonian): foodstuff, food

Definitions

  1. foodstuff, food

Ancestry of “toiduaine”, step by step

toiduaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianainesubstance, material; matter; school subject,...
2Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Estonian toit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantoitfood
2Estoniantoitmato feed
3Estoniantoim—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →