Where does “hikotus” come from?

hikotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hikottaa, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

hikotus (Finnish): hiccup

Definitions

  1. hiccup

Ancestry of “hikotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhikottaato have hiccups
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →