Where does “kissanhännänveto” come from?
kissanhännänveto (Finnish) comes from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
kissanhännänveto (Finnish): quarrel, quarreling dispute, especially one that's regarded as pointless by the speaker
Definitions
- quarrel, quarreling dispute, especially one that's regarded as pointless by the speaker
Ancestry of “kissanhännänveto”, step by step
kissanhännänveto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish veto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | veto | pull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar... |
| 2 | Latin | veto | I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest! |
| 3 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |