Where does “heitto” come from?
heitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.
heitto (Finnish): throw, cast, shy; toss; shot
Definitions
- throw, cast, shy; toss; shot
Ancestry of “heitto”, step by step
heitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish heittää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heittää | to throw, cast, hurl, toss |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | heittädäk | to throw |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | šej- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sēja-/sēje | — |
via Finnish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | o | — |