Where does “jussikkoniitty” come from?

jussikkoniitty (Ingrian) comes from Finnish niitty, from Finnish niittää, from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

jussikkoniitty (Ingrian): meadow filled with tufts of matgrass

Definitions

  1. meadow filled with tufts of matgrass

Ancestry of “jussikkoniitty”, step by step

jussikkoniitty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niitty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniittymeadow, lea
2FinnishniittääTo mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
3Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

via Ingrian jussikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianjussikkotuft of matgrass
2Ingrian-kkoUsed to form collective nouns
3Proto-Finnic-kkoiForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →