Where does “kytöniitty” come from?

kytöniitty (Finnish) comes from Finnish niitty, from Finnish niittää, from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

kytöniitty (Finnish): a meadow prepared by burn-beat

Definitions

  1. a meadow prepared by burn-beat

Ancestry of “kytöniitty”, step by step

kytöniitty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niitty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniittymeadow, lea
2FinnishniittääTo mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
3Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

via Finnish kytö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkytöswidden
2Finnishkyteäto smoulder/smolder; to brew
3Proto-Finnickütedäkto smoulder
4Proto-Uralickude-to spawn (of a fish)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →