Where does “Otava” come from?
Otava (Finnish) comes from Finnish otava, from Proto-Finnic otava, from Proto-Uralic oča — dam net, enclosure.
Otava (Finnish): {{l|en|Big Dipper}}; Big Dipper
Definitions
- {{l|en|Big Dipper}}; Big Dipper
Ancestry of “Otava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | otava | cartwheel; A kind of fish trap, salmon net |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | otava | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | oča | dam net, enclosure |