Where does “hyttysvoide” come from?

hyttysvoide (Finnish) comes from Finnish voide, from Proto-Finnic voidek — ointment, salve.

hyttysvoide (Finnish): mosquito repellent lotion

Definitions

  1. mosquito repellent lotion

Ancestry of “hyttysvoide”, step by step

hyttysvoide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoideointment, salve; lotion, cream
2Proto-Finnicvoidekointment, salve

via Finnish hyttynen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyttynenmosquito
Every word from Proto-Finnic voidek →