Where does “atrāitanai” come from?

atrāitanai (Livonian) comes from Livonian nai, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

atrāitanai (Livonian): widow

Definitions

  1. widow

Ancestry of “atrāitanai”, step by step

atrāitanai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian nai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniannaiwife
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

via Livonian atrāita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianatrāitawidower
2Latvianatraitnewidow
Every word from Proto-Finnic nainen →Every word from Livonian nai →