Where does “ansioäiti” come from?

ansioäiti (Finnish) comes from Finnish äiti, from Finnish äitei, from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ — mother.

ansioäiti (Finnish): working mother

Definitions

  1. working mother

Ancestry of “ansioäiti”, step by step

ansioäiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäitimother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling...
2Finnishäitei—
3Proto-Germanicaiþį̄mother

via Finnish ansio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishansiomerit; income; virtue
2Finnishansatrap; booby trap
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ansa—
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ →Every word from Finnish äitei →Every word from Finnish äiti →