Where does “pömpöttää” come from?
pömpöttää (Finnish) comes from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
pömpöttää (Finnish): to bulge
Definitions
- to bulge
Ancestry of “pömpöttää”, step by step
pömpöttää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ottaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Finnish pompata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pompata | to jump, to leap, to bounce; to fail, to flunk,... |