Where does “rivakkaotteinen” come from?
rivakkaotteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ote, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Ancestry of “rivakkaotteinen”, step by step
rivakkaotteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ote | grasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,... |
| 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 |
via Finnish rivakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rivakka | brisk |
| 2 | Finnish | akka | hag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | akka | old woman |