Where does “kymmenottelija” come from?

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

kymmenottelija (Finnish): decathlete

Definitions

  1. decathlete

Ancestry of “kymmenottelija”, step by step

kymmenottelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottelijacontestant
2FinnishotellaTo compete
3Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
4Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish kymmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenten; decade
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →