Where does “aijanseiväs” come from?

aijanseiväs (Ingrian) comes from Finnish seiväs, from Proto-Finnic saibas, from Proto-Baltic staipas.

aijanseiväs (Ingrian): fencepole

Definitions

  1. fencepole

Ancestry of “aijanseiväs”, step by step

aijanseiväs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seiväs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseiväspole, stake
2Proto-Finnicsaibaspole, stake
3Proto-Balticstaipas—

via Ingrian aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianaitafence
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Baltic staipas →Every word from Proto-Finnic saibas →Every word from Finnish seiväs →