Where does “Mariitta” come from?

Mariitta (Finnish) comes from Swedish Marita, from Norwegian Marita, from Norwegian Marit, from Norwegian Margareta — Margaret.

Ancestry of “Mariitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishMarita
2NorwegianMarita
3NorwegianMaritMargaret
4NorwegianMargaretaMargaret
Every word from Norwegian MargaretaEvery word from Norwegian MaritEvery word from Norwegian Marita
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