Where does “todistajanaitio” come from?

todistajanaitio (Finnish) comes from Finnish aitio, from Finnish äiti, from Finnish äitei, from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ — mother.

todistajanaitio (Finnish): witness box UK, witness stand US witness stand in a courtroom

Definitions

  1. witness box UK, witness stand US witness stand in a courtroom

Ancestry of “todistajanaitio”, step by step

todistajanaitio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aitio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitiobox in a theatre or an auditorium etc
2Finnishäitimother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling...
3Finnishäitei—
4Proto-Germanicaiþį̄mother

via Finnish todistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodistajawitness
2FinnishtodistaaTo prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,...
3Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
4Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ →