Where does “aitokissanminttu” come from?

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

aitokissanminttu (Finnish): catnip, Nepeta cataria

Definitions

  1. catnip, Nepeta cataria

Ancestry of “aitokissanminttu”, step by step

aitokissanminttu 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 kissanminttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissanminttunepeta plant of the genus
2Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
3Swedishkissecat, kitty
4Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþǭ →