Where does “nitoa” come from?
nitoa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic nitodak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ńiδa-.
nitoa (Finnish): to staple
Ancestry of “nitoa”, step by step
nitoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Finnic nitodak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | nitodak | to bind, to tie, to fasten |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ńiδa- | — |
via Garo nia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Garo | nia | look at, watch, test, try |
| 2 | Garo | -a | neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker |
Words derived from “nitoa”