Where does “heittää” come from?
heittää (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.
heittää (Finnish): to throw, cast, hurl, toss
Definitions
- to throw, cast, hurl, toss
Ancestry of “heittää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | heittädäk | to throw |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | šej- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sēja-/sēje | — |