Where does “ahoniitty” come from?

ahoniitty (Finnish) comes from Finnish niitty, from Finnish niittää, from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

ahoniitty (Finnish): A glade which is large and rich enough to serve...

Definitions

  1. A glade which is large and rich enough to serve...

Ancestry of “ahoniitty”, step by step

ahoniitty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niitty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniittymeadow, lea
2FinnishniittääTo mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
3Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

via Finnish Aho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAhoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finnicahoabandoned swidden; glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest)
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →
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