Where does “vitikeli” come from?

vitikeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish viti, from Proto-Samic vëcë, from Proto-Uralic wete — water.

vitikeli (Finnish): weather conditions with much freshly fallen white snow, poor for skiing as skis do not slide well on such snow

Definitions

  1. weather conditions with much freshly fallen white snow, poor for skiing as skis do not slide well on such snow

Ancestry of “vitikeli”, step by step

vitikeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitifreshly fallen white and dry snow
2Proto-Samicvëcëfreshly fallen snow
3Proto-Uralicwetewater

via Finnish keli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeliweather conditions relating specifically to...
Every word from Proto-Uralic wete →Every word from Proto-Samic vëcë →Every word from Finnish viti →