Where does “loppuottelu” come from?

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

loppuottelu (Finnish): final, championship last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined

Definitions

  1. final, championship last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined

Ancestry of “loppuottelu”, step by step

loppuottelu 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 loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner

Words derived from “loppuottelu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →