Where does “mököttää” come from?
mököttää (Finnish) comes from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
mököttää (Finnish): to sulk, pout to express one's disdain or anger by remaining silent and withdrawing into oneself
Definitions
- to sulk, pout to express one's disdain or anger by remaining silent and withdrawing into oneself
Ancestry of “mököttää”, step by step
mököttää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ottaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Finnish urj-fin-pro:*mokka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | urj-fin-pro:*mokka | — |