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Where does “aitovyötiäinen” come from?

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

aitovyötiäinen (Finnish): long-nosed armadillo

Definitions

  1. long-nosed armadillo

Ancestry of “aitovyötiäinen”, step by step

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