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.
Ancestry of “pajunvitsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vitsa | birch; wicker |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vicca | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wiþjǭ | cord, rope, thong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyt- | that which winds or bends, branch, switch;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “pajunvitsa”