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Where does “-otteinen” come from?

-otteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ote, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

-otteinen (Finnish): Having a certain manner of acting; no singular...

Definitions

  1. Having a certain manner of acting; no singular...

Ancestry of “-otteinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotegrasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,...
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
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