Where does “niitos” come from?

niitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish niittää, from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

niitos (Finnish): swath track left by scythe

Definitions

  1. swath track left by scythe

Ancestry of “niitos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishniittääTo mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
2Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
3Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →