Where does “äidinisä” come from?

äidinisä (Finnish) comes from Finnish äiti, from Finnish äitei, from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ — mother.

äidinisä (Finnish): maternal grandfather

Definitions

  1. maternal grandfather

Ancestry of “äidinisä”, step by step

äidinisä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäitimother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling...
2Finnishäitei—
3Proto-Germanicaiþį̄mother

via Finnish isä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisäfather; Father
2Proto-Finnicicäfather
3Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ →Every word from Finnish äitei →Every word from Finnish äiti →
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