Where does “heittouistelu” come from?

heittouistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish uistelu, from Finnish uistella, from Finnish uistaa, from Finnish uida, from Proto-Finnic uidak, from Proto-Uralic uje-, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь — whale, sea monster; abyss.

heittouistelu (Finnish): fishing with a casting lure, casting

Definitions

  1. fishing with a casting lure, casting

Ancestry of “heittouistelu”, step by step

heittouistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uistelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuistelutrolling
2Finnishuistellato cast; to troll
3FinnishuistaaSynonym of uistella; Third-person singular...
4Finnishuidato swim; to bathe
5Proto-Finnicuidakto swim
6Proto-Uralicuje-to swim
7Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
8Proto-Slavicthis
9Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
14Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
15Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via Finnish heitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит
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