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Where does “aattoilta” come from?

aattoilta (Finnish) comes from Finnish aatto, from Finnish Aatu, from Finnish Aadolf, from Swedish Adolf, from Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

aattoilta (Finnish): eve's eve; the evening of an eve, particularly...

Definitions

  1. eve's eve; the evening of an eve, particularly...

Ancestry of “aattoilta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaattoeve
2FinnishAatu—
3FinnishAadolf—
4SwedishAdolf—
5Old High Germanadalnoble; nobility; noble race
6Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
7Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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