Where does “paita” come from?

paita (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paita, from Proto-Germanic paidō, from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- — woolen clothes.

paita (Finnish): shirt; Partitive singular form of pai;...

Definitions

  1. shirt; Partitive singular form of pai;...

Ancestry of “paita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*paita
2Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes

Words derived from “paita

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂-