Where does “harjoitusottelu” come from?
harjoitusottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ottelu, from Finnish otella, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
harjoitusottelu (Finnish): exhibition game, friendly, preseason game,...
Definitions
- exhibition game, friendly, preseason game,...
Ancestry of “harjoitusottelu”, step by step
harjoitusottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ottelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Finnish harjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harjoitus | exercise, practice; rehearsal; drill |
| 2 | Finnish | harjoittaa | to practice |
| 3 | Finnish | -oittaa | Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in... |