Where does “vihtõ” come from?

vihtõ (Votic) comes from Finnish vihta, from Proto-Samic vittë, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

vihtõ (Votic): bath broom

Definitions

  1. bath broom

Ancestry of “vihtõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvihtaA kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in...
2Proto-Samicvittëfive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Uralic witte →Every word from Proto-Samic vittë →Every word from Finnish vihta →