Where does “leskiäiti” come from?

leskiäiti (Finnish) comes from Finnish äiti, from Finnish äitei, from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ — mother.

leskiäiti (Finnish): widowed mother

Definitions

  1. widowed mother

Ancestry of “leskiäiti”, step by step

leskiäiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäitimother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling...
2Finnishäitei—
3Proto-Germanicaiþį̄mother

via Finnish leski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleskiwidow female, widower male
2Proto-Finno-Ugricleski—
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ →Every word from Finnish äitei →Every word from Finnish äiti →
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