Where does “harsotaitos” come from?

harsotaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish taitos, from Finnish taittaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.

harsotaitos (Finnish): gauze pad

Definitions

  1. gauze pad

Ancestry of “harsotaitos”, step by step

harsotaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaitosfold, crease
2Finnishtaittaato fold; to break; to refract
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak—

via Finnish harso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharsogauze; veil
2Finnisho—
Every word from Proto-Finnic taipudak →Every word from Finnish taipua →Every word from Finnish taittaa →