Where does “isänäiti” come from?

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

isänäiti (Finnish): paternal grandmother

Definitions

  1. paternal grandmother

Ancestry of “isänäiti”, step by step

isänäiti 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 isä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisäfather; Father
2Proto-Finnicicäfather
3Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ →Every word from Finnish äitei →Every word from Finnish äiti →