Where does “häämötys” come from?

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

häämötys (Finnish): being barely visible, seeming, looming

Definitions

  1. being barely visible, seeming, looming

Ancestry of “häämötys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäämöttääto be barely visible, seem to be, be in sight (at a distance)
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →