Where does “otos” come from?

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

otos (Finnish): sample; take; snap, photo

Definitions

  1. sample; take; snap, photo

Ancestry of “otos”, step by step

otos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottaa

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

via Finnish os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishos

Words derived from “otos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadakEvery word from Finnish ottaa