Where does “neidonvaippa” come from?

neidonvaippa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaippa, from Proto-Finnic vaippa, from Proto-Germanic waipaz.

neidonvaippa (Finnish): helleborine plant in the genus

Definitions

  1. helleborine plant in the genus

Ancestry of “neidonvaippa”, step by step

neidonvaippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaippadiaper, nappy, napkin; tunic; mantle
2Proto-Finnicvaippabedspread; blanket
3Proto-Germanicwaipaz—

via Finnish neito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneitomaiden, maid; nigella
Every word from Proto-Germanic waipaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaippa →Every word from Finnish vaippa →