Where does “võit” come from?

võit (Estonian) comes from Estonian võitma, from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

võit (Estonian): victory, win

Definitions

  1. victory, win

Ancestry of “võit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvõitmato defeat, to beat; to win; to gain
2Proto-Finnicvoittadakto win
3Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
4Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able
Every word from Proto-Uralic woje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voidak →Every word from Proto-Finnic voittadak →