Where does “vaatemytty” come from?
vaatemytty (Finnish) comes from Finnish mytty, from Finnish mutta, from Finnish muu, from Proto-Finnic muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu.
vaatemytty (Finnish): bundle or parcel of clothes
Definitions
- bundle or parcel of clothes
Ancestry of “vaatemytty”, step by step
vaatemytty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mytty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mytty | bundle |
| 2 | Finnish | mutta | but; ifs, ands, or buts; in a negative phrase,... |
| 3 | Finnish | muu | other, another; the others; else |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | muu | other, another; different |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mu | — |
via Finnish vaate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaate | piece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | *vaat'ëk | clothing, garment |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēdiz | piece of cloth, garment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |