Where does “ottelutilaisuus” come from?

ottelutilaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilaisuus, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ottelutilaisuus (Finnish): boxing event

Definitions

  1. boxing event

Ancestry of “ottelutilaisuus”, step by step

ottelutilaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tilaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilaisuusoccasion; opportunity, chance
2Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

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
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →