Where does “pirskotus” come from?
pirskotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pirskottaa, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
pirskotus (Finnish): spurting, spattering, sprinkling
Definitions
- spurting, spattering, sprinkling
Ancestry of “pirskotus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pirskottaa | to spurt, spatter, sprinkle |
| 2 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |