Where does “neito” come from?

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

neito (Ingrian): a given name for cows

Definitions

  1. a given name for cows

Ancestry of “neito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianneitilittle girl
2Proto-Finnicneitigirl, young woman
3Proto-Uralicnejdegirl
Every word from Proto-Uralic nejde →Every word from Proto-Finnic neiti →Every word from Ingrian neiti →
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