Where does “nittoa” come from?

nittoa (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic nitodak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ńiδa-.

nittoa (Votic): to bind (tightly), tie (tightly), fasten (tightly), intertwine

Definitions

  1. to bind (tightly), tie (tightly), fasten (tightly), intertwine

Ancestry of “nittoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnitodakto bind, to tie, to fasten
2Proto-Finno-Permicńiδa-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ńiδa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nitodak →
nittoa — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer