Where does “susiaitaus” come from?

susiaitaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish aitaus, from Finnish aidata, from Finnish aita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *aita, from Proto-Uralic *ajta — fence.

susiaitaus (Finnish): a fenced-off area for wolves

Definitions

  1. a fenced-off area for wolves

Ancestry of “susiaitaus”, step by step

susiaitaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aitaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishaitausAn area surrounded by fences; a yard, corral
2Finnishaidatato fence in, fence; to hedge
3Finnishaitafence; wall
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
5Proto-Uralic*ajtafence

via Finnish susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsusigrey wolf; dud
2Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Uralic *ajta →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *aita →Every word from Finnish aita →