Where does “ottelupallo” come from?

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

ottelupallo (Finnish): match point

Definitions

  1. match point

Ancestry of “ottelupallo”, step by step

ottelupallo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottelumatch
2FinnishotellaTo compete
3Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
4Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish pallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalloball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe
2Proto-Germanicballôball
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →