Where does “pajunvitsa” come from?

pajunvitsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitsa, from Proto-Finnic vicca, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

pajunvitsa (Finnish): willow switch

Definitions

  1. willow switch

Ancestry of “pajunvitsa”, step by step

pajunvitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vitsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitsabirch; wicker
2Proto-Finnicviccatwig, wicker, withe
3Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow

Words derived from “pajunvitsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →