Where does “isotäti” come from?

isotäti (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isotäti (Finnish): great-aunt

Definitions

  1. great-aunt

Ancestry of “isotäti”, step by step

isotäti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish täti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtätiAn aunt, as mother's or father's sister; An aunt,...
2Ramandiتاتون—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →
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