Where does “kuittivihko” come from?

kuittivihko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihko, from Proto-Finnic vihko, from Proto-Germanic wiskō, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

kuittivihko (Finnish): receipt book

Definitions

  1. receipt book

Ancestry of “kuittivihko”, step by step

kuittivihko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vihko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihkonotebook; block; bundle, bunch
2Proto-Finnicvihkobundle
3Proto-Germanicwiskōbundle of hay, wisp
4Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Finnish kuitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuittireceipt; worn out, beat; received! roger!
2Swedishkvittoa receipt
3Middle Low Germanquitebrêf—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskō →