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Where does “otava” come from?

otava (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic otava, from Proto-Uralic oča — dam net, enclosure.

otava (Finnish): cartwheel; A kind of fish trap, salmon net

Definitions

  1. cartwheel; A kind of fish trap, salmon net

Ancestry of “otava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicotava—
2Proto-Uralicočadam net, enclosure

Words derived from “otava”

  • Otava
  • Lapin Otava
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