Where does “nyyttikestit” come from?

nyyttikestit (Finnish) comes from Finnish kestit, from Swedish gäst, from Old Swedish gæster, from Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

nyyttikestit (Finnish): potluck meal consisting of whatever guests have brought

Definitions

  1. potluck meal consisting of whatever guests have brought

Ancestry of “nyyttikestit”, step by step

nyyttikestit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kestit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkestitfeast, banquet
2Swedishgästa guest
3Old Swedishgæster—
4Old Norsegestrguest
5Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Finnish nyytti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyyttibundle, swag; dumpling
2Swedishknytebundle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →