Where does “vilttitossu” come from?

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

vilttitossu (Finnish): felt slipper

Definitions

  1. felt slipper

Ancestry of “vilttitossu”, step by step

vilttitossu 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 tossu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtossusneaker; slipper
2Swedishtossato strew, spread; toad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pilto →