Where does “aito-opossumi” come from?

aito-opossumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish aito, from Proto-Germanic aiþǭ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

aito-opossumi (Finnish): common opossum, southern opossum, black-eared opossum, Didelphis marsupialis

Definitions

  1. common opossum, southern opossum, black-eared opossum, Didelphis marsupialis

Ancestry of “aito-opossumi”, step by step

aito-opossumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitoreal, authentic, genuine; bona fide; proper
2Proto-Germanicaiþǭlegal, real wife
3Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

via Finnish opossumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopossumiopossum marsupial of the family Didelphidae
2EnglishopossumAny American marsupial of the family Didelphidae....
3Powhatanaposoumwhite animal
4Proto-Algonquian*wa·p-aʔθemwa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþǭ →