Where does “vaatetäi” come from?

vaatetäi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaate, from Proto-Finnic *vaat'ëk, from Proto-Germanic wēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

vaatetäi (Finnish): body louse, "Pediculus humanus"

Definitions

  1. body louse, "Pediculus humanus"

Ancestry of “vaatetäi”, step by step

vaatetäi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaatepiece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes
2Proto-Finnic*vaat'ëkclothing, garment
3Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Finnish täi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäilouse; A gold nugget between 2 mm to 4 mm by the...
2Finnishtahior
3Finnishtahtoato want; to tend; Partitive singular form of...
4Proto-Finnictahtoidakto want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēdiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic *vaat'ëk →
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