Where does “niittää” come from?
niittää (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.
niittää (Finnish): To mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
Definitions
- To mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
Ancestry of “niittää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | niittädäk | to mow, to cut down |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |
Words derived from “niittää”