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Where does “ote” come from?

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

ote (Finnish): grasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,...

Definitions

  1. grasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,...

Ancestry of “ote”, 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 “ote”

  • rekisteriote
  • -otteinen
  • oteääni
  • otenauhaton
  • kovaotteinen
  • kovaotteisesti
  • tiliote
  • otenauha
  • otelauta
  • painiote
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