Where does “kakkuotin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kakkuotin”, step by step

kakkuotin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotinhandle; server; tongs, tosser, server;...
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →