Where does “mõtsākaits” come from?

mõtsākaits (Livonian) comes from Livonian kaits, from Livonian kaitsõ, from Proto-Finnic kaiccedak — to watch over, to guard, to keep safe.

mõtsākaits (Livonian): forest ranger, gamekeeper

Definitions

  1. forest ranger, gamekeeper

Ancestry of “mõtsākaits”, step by step

mõtsākaits traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian kaits

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniankaitswatch
2Livoniankaitsõto guard, watch over, protect
3Proto-Finnickaiccedakto watch over, to guard, to keep safe

via Livonian mõtsā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianmõtsāforest
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kaiccedak →Every word from Livonian kaitsõ →Every word from Livonian kaits →
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