Where does “kaitainen” come from?

kaitainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaita, from Proto-Finnic kaita, from Proto-Germanic gaidō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “kaitainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaitanarrow; Alternative form of kaitsea
2Proto-Finnickaitanarrow
3Proto-Germanicgaidōprickle; point; ord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaidō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaita →