Where does “odotussiirto” come from?

odotussiirto (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

odotussiirto (Finnish): waiting move passive move that puts the burden to move on the opposing player

Definitions

  1. waiting move passive move that puts the burden to move on the opposing player

Ancestry of “odotussiirto”, step by step

odotussiirto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer

via Finnish odotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishodotuswait, waiting; expectation, anticipation
2Finnishodottaato wait (for), await, expect, anticipate
3Proto-Finno-Permicoća-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk →Every word from Finnish siirtää →Every word from Finnish siirto →