Where does “niittysoo” come from?

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

niittysoo (Ingrian): wet meadow

Definitions

  1. wet meadow

Ancestry of “niittysoo”, step by step

niittysoo 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 soo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansooswamp
2Proto-Finnicsooswamp, marsh, bog
3Proto-Uralictowelake, pond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →