Where does “vasikointi” come from?
vasikointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasikoida, from Finnish vasikka, from Proto-Finnic vasikka, from Proto-Finnic vasa, from Proto-Iranian wacáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos — year; year-old.
vasikointi (Finnish): calving
Definitions
- calving
Ancestry of “vasikointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vasikoida | To calve to give birth to a calf |
| 2 | Finnish | vasikka | A calf of a cow; A rat |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vasikka | calf |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vasa | calf |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | wacáh | yearling calf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | watsás | yearling calf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wots-ó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wétos | year |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wet- | year; year-old |