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Where does “aitokoi” come from?

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

aitokoi (Finnish): tineid moth, fungus moth; Tineidae

Definitions

  1. tineid moth, fungus moth; Tineidae

Ancestry of “aitokoi”, step by step

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