Where does “alkuheitto” come from?
alkuheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.
alkuheitto (Finnish): apheresis
Ancestry of “alkuheitto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | heitto | throw, cast, shy; toss; shot |
| 2 | Finnish | heittää | to throw, cast; with "ulos" , to expel, e.g. from... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | heittädäk | to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | šej- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēja-/sēje | — |