Where does “kolmiottelija” come from?

kolmiottelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmiottelu, from Finnish ottelu, from Finnish otella, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

kolmiottelija (Finnish): triathlete

Definitions

  1. triathlete

Ancestry of “kolmiottelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiottelutriathlon
2Finnishottelumatch
3FinnishotellaTo compete
4Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
5Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →