Where does “äitiysvaate” come from?

äitiysvaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaate, from Proto-Finnic *vaat'ëk, from Proto-Germanic wēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

äitiysvaate (Finnish): maternity garment; maternity wear

Definitions

  1. maternity garment; maternity wear

Ancestry of “äitiysvaate”, step by step

äitiysvaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaatepiece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes
2Proto-Finnic*vaat'ëkclothing, garment
3Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Finnish äitiys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäitiysmotherhood, maternity
2Finnishäitimother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling...
3Finnishäitei
4Proto-Germanicaiþį̄mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēdizEvery word from Proto-Finnic *vaat'ëk