Where does “neitsyys” come from?

neitsyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish neitsyt, from Finnish neiti, from Proto-Finnic neiti, from Proto-Uralic nejde — girl.

neitsyys (Finnish): virginity

Definitions

  1. virginity

Ancestry of “neitsyys”, step by step

neitsyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neitsyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneitsytA virgin
2Finnishneitimiss
3Proto-Finnicneitigirl, young woman
4Proto-Uralicnejdegirl

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic nejde →Every word from Proto-Finnic neiti →Every word from Finnish neiti →