Where does “aitavitsa” come from?

aitavitsa (Ingrian) comes 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.

aitavitsa (Ingrian): wicker used to bind fencepoles together

Definitions

  1. wicker used to bind fencepoles together

Ancestry of “aitavitsa”, step by step

aitavitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vitsa

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

via Ingrian aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianaitafence
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →
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