Where does “lujaotteinen” come from?

lujaotteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ote, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

lujaotteinen (Finnish): heavyhanded

Definitions

  1. heavyhanded

Ancestry of “lujaotteinen”, step by step

lujaotteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotegrasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,...
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish luja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlujafirm; sound; loud
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →
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