Where does “pakko-ottaa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pakko-ottaa”, step by step

pakko-ottaa 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 pakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkoobligation, force, necessity, compulsion;...
2Proto-Finnicpakkoblock of wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →