Where does “čiittä” come from?

čiittä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic kiittädäk, from Proto-Baltic geyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

čiittä (Votic): to praise, compliment

Definitions

  1. to praise, compliment

Ancestry of “čiittä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickiittädäkto thank
2Proto-Balticgeyd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Baltic geyd- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiittädäk →