Where does “onttous” come from?
onttous (Finnish) comes from Finnish ontto, from Finnish onsi, from Proto-Finnic onci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte — cavity.
onttous (Finnish): hollowness
Ancestry of “onttous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ontto | hollow |
| 2 | Finnish | onsi | Synonym of ontelo |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | onci | cavity |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | omte | cavity |