Where does “ottelija” come from?

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

ottelija (Finnish): contestant

Definitions

  1. contestant

Ancestry of “ottelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishotellaTo compete
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “ottelija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →