Where does “toitaine” come from?
toitaine (Estonian) comes from Estonian aine, from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
toitaine (Estonian): nutrient
Ancestry of “toitaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | aine | substance, material; matter; school subject,... |
| 2 | Finnish | aine | matter, material, substance; subject, discipline;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |