Where does “vitsauksenomainen” come from?
vitsauksenomainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitsaus, from Finnish vitsata, 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.
vitsauksenomainen (Finnish): that is like a scourge or blight
Definitions
- that is like a scourge or blight
Ancestry of “vitsauksenomainen”, step by step
vitsauksenomainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vitsaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vitsaus | plague, scourge, blight |
| 2 | Finnish | vitsata | to tie with a vitsa |
| 3 | Finnish | vitsa | birch; wicker |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vicca | twig, wicker, withe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiþjǭ | cord, rope, thong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyt- | that which winds or bends, branch, switch;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |