Where does “finaaliottelu” come from?
finaaliottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ottelu, from Finnish otella, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
finaaliottelu (Finnish): final match
Ancestry of “finaaliottelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ottelu | match |
| 2 | Finnish | otella | To compete |
| 3 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |