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Where does “otanta” come from?

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

otanta (Finnish): taking a sample, sampling

Definitions

  1. taking a sample, sampling

Ancestry of “otanta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “otanta”

  • otantatekniikka
  • otantatutkimus
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