Where does “halottaa” come from?

halottaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish halkoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

halottaa (Finnish): to have split, divided or chopped

Definitions

  1. to have split, divided or chopped

Ancestry of “halottaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhalkoaTo split, divide into halves; To chop
2Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
3Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →