Where does “heittonuotta” come from?

heittonuotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

heittonuotta (Finnish): casting seine, throwing seine

Definitions

  1. casting seine, throwing seine

Ancestry of “heittonuotta”, step by step

heittonuotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje

via Finnish nuotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuottaseine
2Proto-Finnicnoottaseine
3Proto-Germanicnōtōnet, seine
4Proto-Indo-Europeannōd-knot, net; knot; net
Every word from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sējeEvery word from Proto-Finnic šej-Every word from Proto-Finnic heittädäk