Where does “aitomaksasammal” come from?

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

aitomaksasammal (Finnish): any liverwort of the order Jungermanniales

Definitions

  1. any liverwort of the order Jungermanniales

Ancestry of “aitomaksasammal”, step by step

aitomaksasammal 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 maksasammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksasammalliverwort, hepatic
2Finnishmaksaliver; Indicative present connegative form of...
3Proto-Finnicmaksaliver
4Proto-Uralicmëksaliver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþǭ →