Where does “kymmenottelu” come from?

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

kymmenottelu (Finnish): decathlon

Definitions

  1. decathlon

Ancestry of “kymmenottelu”, step by step

kymmenottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottelumatch
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 →