Where does “neiti” come from?

neiti (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic neiti, from Proto-Uralic nejde — girl.

neiti (Ingrian): little girl

Definitions

  1. little girl

Ancestry of “neiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicneitigirl, young woman
2Proto-Uralicnejdegirl

Words derived from “neiti”

Every word from Proto-Uralic nejde →Every word from Proto-Finnic neiti →