Where does “niittä” come from?

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

niittä (Votic): to mow, reap, cut

Definitions

  1. to mow, reap, cut

Ancestry of “niittä”, 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 →