Where does “noitasapatti” come from?
noitasapatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sapatti, from Sanskrit सपत्नी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sapátniH, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥pótnih₂ — co-wife.
noitasapatti (Finnish): Sabbath
Ancestry of “noitasapatti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sapatti | Sabbath; sabbatical |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सपत्नी | a co-wife, another wife of one’s husband; a wife... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sapátniH | co-wife |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥pótnih₂ | co-wife |