Where does “isoäiti” come from?
isoäiti (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isoäiti (Finnish): grandmother
Ancestry of “isoäiti”, step by step
isoäiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish iso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iso | big; large; great |
| 2 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |
via Finnish äiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äiti | mother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling... |
| 2 | Finnish | äitei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aiþį̄ | mother |
Words derived from “isoäiti”