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Where does “köydenveto” come from?

köydenveto (Finnish) comes from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

köydenveto (Finnish): tug of war

Definitions

  1. tug of war

Ancestry of “köydenveto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
2LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →