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

aitovyötiäinen 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 vyötiäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyötiäinenarmadillo
2Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
3Proto-Finnicvööbelt
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþǭ →