Where does “loppuottelupaikka” come from?

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

loppuottelupaikka (Finnish): finals spot, spot in the finals

Definitions

  1. finals spot, spot in the finals

Ancestry of “loppuottelupaikka”, step by step

loppuottelupaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loppuottelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuottelufinal, championship last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined
2Finnishottelumatch
3FinnishotellaTo compete
4Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
5Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadakEvery word from Finnish ottaa