Where does “nitta” come from?

nitta (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

nitta (Veps): to mow, to cut

Definitions

  1. to mow, to cut

Ancestry of “nitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
2Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →
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