Where does “otsetabamus” come from?

otsetabamus (Estonian) comes from Estonian otse, from Estonian ots, from Proto-Finnic occa, from Proto-Finno-Permic ońća.

otsetabamus (Estonian): bullseye

Definitions

  1. bullseye

Ancestry of “otsetabamus”, step by step

otsetabamus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian otse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianotsestraight
2Estonianotstip, point; end
3Proto-Finnicoccatop, tip, peak; forehead
4Proto-Finno-Permicońća

via Estonian tabamus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantabamus
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ońćaEvery word from Proto-Finnic occaEvery word from Estonian ots