Where does “moniottelija” come from?

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

moniottelija (Finnish): all-round athlete, all-rounder; someone who is good at many sports

Definitions

  1. all-round athlete, all-rounder; someone who is good at many sports

Ancestry of “moniottelija”, step by step

moniottelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottelijacontestant
2FinnishotellaTo compete
3Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
4Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →