Where does “vitsaaita” come from?

vitsaaita (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.

vitsaaita (Ingrian): wicker fence

Definitions

  1. wicker fence

Ancestry of “vitsaaita”, step by step

vitsaaita 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 aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianaitafence
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →