Where does “jyrkkäotteinen” come from?

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

jyrkkäotteinen (Finnish): strict, rigorous; willing to take drastic measures

Definitions

  1. strict, rigorous; willing to take drastic measures

Ancestry of “jyrkkäotteinen”, step by step

jyrkkäotteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotegrasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,...
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish jyrkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjyrkkästeep, abrupt; strict; radical
2Proto-Finnicjürkkä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →
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