Where does “neiti” come from?
neiti (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic neiti, from Proto-Uralic nejde — girl.
neiti (Finnish): miss
Ancestry of “neiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | neiti | girl, young woman |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | nejde | girl |
Words derived from “neiti”