Where does “vitsasaita” come from?

vitsasaita (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitsas, from Finnish vitsa, from Proto-Finnic vicca, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “vitsasaita”, step by step

vitsasaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vitsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitsastwig, wicker, withe
2Finnishvitsabirch; wicker
3Proto-Finnicviccatwig, wicker, withe
4Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Finnish aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitafence; wall
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt-
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