Where does “hihapaita” come from?

hihapaita (Finnish) comes from Finnish paita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paita, from Proto-Germanic paidō, from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- — woolen clothes.

hihapaita (Finnish): sleeved shirt shirt with sleeves

Definitions

  1. sleeved shirt shirt with sleeves

Ancestry of “hihapaita”, step by step

hihapaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaitashirt; Partitive singular form of pai;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paita—
3Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes

via Finnish hiha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihasleeve or an arm of a shirt, jacket etc; maunch
2Proto-Finnichihasleeve
3Proto-Finno-Permicšiša—
4Proto-Finno-Permiciša—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- →