Where does “äidinkasvot” come from?

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

äidinkasvot (Finnish): pleasant, friendly or beloved appearance, used...

Definitions

  1. pleasant, friendly or beloved appearance, used...

Ancestry of “äidinkasvot”, step by step

äidinkasvot 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 kasvot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvotface
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ →Every word from Finnish äitei →Every word from Finnish äiti →