Where does “pudotuskisa” come from?

pudotuskisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pudotus, from Finnish pudottaa, from Finnish pudota, from Proto-Finnic pudot'ak — to fall off.

Ancestry of “pudotuskisa”, step by step

pudotuskisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pudotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpudotusfall; act of dropping; dropdown
2FinnishpudottaaTo drop
3Finnishpudotato fall (from an elevated position); to fall down, fall off; to drop, slip
4Proto-Finnicpudot'akto fall off

via Finnish kisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkisacompetition, games
2Proto-Finnickisagame, play, competition
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiśɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic pudot'ak →Every word from Finnish pudota →Every word from Finnish pudottaa →