Where does “viitonen” come from?

viitonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisi, from Proto-Finnic viici, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

viitonen (Finnish): The digit five; Something that can be identified...

Definitions

  1. The digit five; Something that can be identified...

Ancestry of “viitonen”, step by step

viitonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten

via Finnish onen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonen

Words derived from “viitonen

Every word from Proto-Uralic witteEvery word from Proto-Finnic viiciEvery word from Finnish viisi