Where does “päävitsa” come from?

päävitsa (Ingrian) comes from Finnish vitsa, from Proto-Finnic vicca, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

päävitsa (Ingrian): headboard

Definitions

  1. headboard

Ancestry of “päävitsa”, step by step

päävitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vitsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitsabirch; wicker
2Proto-Finnicviccatwig, wicker, withe
3Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Ingrian pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpäähead
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →