Where does “jotunikausi” come from?

jotunikausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish jotuni, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

jotunikausi (Finnish): Ectasian geological period

Definitions

  1. Ectasian geological period

Ancestry of “jotunikausi”, step by step

jotunikausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jotuni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjotunijotun
2Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
3Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Finnish kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →