Where does “niittoaika” come from?

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

niittoaika (Ingrian): reaping time

Definitions

  1. reaping time

Ancestry of “niittoaika”, step by step

niittoaika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian niitto

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

via Ingrian aika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianaikatime; epoch, age; tense
2Proto-Finnicaikatime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →