Where does “seuraneiti” come from?

seuraneiti (Finnish) comes from Finnish neiti, from Proto-Finnic neiti, from Proto-Uralic nejde — girl.

seuraneiti (Finnish): (younger female) companion, lady's companion

Definitions

  1. (younger female) companion, lady's companion

Ancestry of “seuraneiti”, step by step

seuraneiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneitimiss
2Proto-Finnicneitigirl, young woman
3Proto-Uralicnejdegirl

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Uralic nejde →Every word from Proto-Finnic neiti →Every word from Finnish neiti →