Where does “kultavitja” come from?

kultavitja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitja, from Old Swedish viþia, from Old Norse viðja, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

kultavitja (Finnish): gold chain

Definitions

  1. gold chain

Ancestry of “kultavitja”, step by step

kultavitja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vitja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitjachain
2Old Swedishviþiawithe; flexible stalk
3Old Norseviðja—
4Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Finnish kulta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
2Proto-Finnickultagold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →