Where does “äidinmaito” come from?
äidinmaito (Finnish) comes from Finnish äiti, from Finnish äitei, from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ — mother.
äidinmaito (Finnish): mother's milk
Ancestry of “äidinmaito”, step by step
äidinmaito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äiti | mother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling... |
| 2 | Finnish | äitei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aiþį̄ | mother |
via Finnish maito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maito | milk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maito | milk |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | majδ̕ɜ | — |
Words derived from “äidinmaito”