Where does “pajunvitsamurtuma” come from?
pajunvitsamurtuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish pajunvitsa, 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.
pajunvitsamurtuma (Finnish): greenstick fracture
Ancestry of “pajunvitsamurtuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pajunvitsa | — |
| 2 | Finnish | vitsa | birch; wicker |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vicca | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wiþjǭ | cord, rope, thong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyt- | that which winds or bends, branch, switch;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |