Where does “antaa potkut” come from?
antaa potkut (Finnish) comes from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.
antaa potkut (Finnish): To fire
Ancestry of “antaa potkut”, step by step
antaa potkut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish antaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | antaa | to give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | antadak | to give |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëmta- | to give |
via Finnish potku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potku | kick; a side net steering fish towards a fyke |
| 2 | Finnish | potkia | to kick; Partitive plural form of potka |
| 3 | Votic | -ia | — |