Where does “onttaa” come from?

onttaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish onsi, from Proto-Finnic onci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte — cavity.

onttaa (Finnish): to hollow out, hollow

Definitions

  1. to hollow out, hollow

Ancestry of “onttaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishonsiSynonym of ontelo
2Proto-Finniconcicavity
3Proto-Finno-Ugricomtecavity
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte →Every word from Proto-Finnic onci →Every word from Finnish onsi →
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