Where does “naittaa” come from?

naittaa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic naittadak, from Proto-Finnic naidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric naje-.

naittaa (Finnish): to marry to dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife or husband

Definitions

  1. to marry to dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife or husband

Ancestry of “naittaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnaittadakto send off to be married
2Proto-Finnicnaidakto marry
3Proto-Finno-Ugricnaje-—

Words derived from “naittaa”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric naje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic naidak →Every word from Proto-Finnic naittadak →