Where does “hutunkeitto” come from?

hutunkeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish keitto, from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.

hutunkeitto (Finnish): the traditional way of deciding the starting team done by the players alternatingly grabbing the bat above the hand of the other player until the top of the bat is reached; the winning team who grips the top of the bat gets to decide whether to start batting or fielding

Definitions

the traditional way of deciding the starting team done by the players alternatingly grabbing the bat above the hand of the other player until the top of the bat is reached; the winning team who grips the top of the bat gets to decide whether to start batting or fielding

Ancestry of “hutunkeitto”, step by step

hutunkeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keitto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	keitto	soup; boiling; booze
2	Finnish	keittää	To boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3	Proto-Uralic	keje-	—

via Finnish huttu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	huttu	porridge, gruel; Synonym of höttö

Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keitto →