Where does “huostaanottaa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “huostaanottaa”, step by step

huostaanottaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
2Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish huosta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuostapossession, care, custody
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →