Where does “otenauha” come from?
otenauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish ote, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
otenauha (Finnish): fret
Ancestry of “otenauha”, step by step
otenauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ote | grasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Finnish nauha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nauha | ribbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nauha | ribbon, band |
Words derived from “otenauha”