Where does “võitma” come from?

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

võitma (Estonian): to defeat, to beat; to win; to gain

Definitions

  1. to defeat, to beat; to win; to gain

Ancestry of “võitma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvoittadakto win
2Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
3Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able

Words derived from “võitma”

Every word from Proto-Uralic woje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voidak →Every word from Proto-Finnic voittadak →