Where does “kaitakasvoinen” come from?

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

kaitakasvoinen (Finnish): narrow-faced

Definitions

  1. narrow-faced

Ancestry of “kaitakasvoinen”, step by step

kaitakasvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaitanarrow; Alternative form of kaitsea
2Proto-Finnickaitanarrow
3Proto-Germanicgaidōprickle; point; ord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaidō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaita →
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