Where does “puulaakiottelu” come from?

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

puulaakiottelu (Finnish): a sports match between company sports teams

Definitions

  1. a sports match between company sports teams

Ancestry of “puulaakiottelu”, step by step

puulaakiottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish puulaaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuulaakicompany
2Swedishbolaga company, corporation; a betting syndicate
3Old Norsebúlagjoint housekeeping
4Old Norsebúdwelling, household, farm, estate, housekeeping,...
5Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →