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Where does “vaieta” come from?

vaieta (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vaieta (Finnish): to fall silent; to be silent, hold one's tongue;...

Definitions

  1. to fall silent; to be silent, hold one's tongue;...

Ancestry of “vaieta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaikwazweak, soft, pliable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vaieta”

  • vaitioloraha
  • vaiti
  • vaitiolovelvollisuus
  • vaitiolo
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