Where does “vilttihattu” come from?

vilttihattu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viltti, from Swedish filt, from Middle Low German vilt, from Proto-West Germanic felt, from Proto-Indo-European pilto.

vilttihattu (Finnish): felt hat

Definitions

  1. felt hat

Ancestry of “vilttihattu”, step by step

vilttihattu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viltti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilttiwool or felt blanket
2Swedishfiltblanket
3Middle Low Germanvilt—
4Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto—

via Finnish hattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhattuhat; tampion; háček, caron
2Proto-Finnichattu—
3Proto-Germanichattuzhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pilto →Every word from Proto-West Germanic felt →Every word from Middle Low German vilt →