Where does “reipasotteinen” come from?

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

reipasotteinen (Finnish): prompt, resolute, ready to act whenever needed

Definitions

  1. prompt, resolute, ready to act whenever needed

Ancestry of “reipasotteinen”, step by step

reipasotteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotegrasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,...
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish reipas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreipasbrave; brisk; generous
2Proto-Germanicrībazgenerous; abundant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreyp-to tear , rip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →