Where does “rojottaa” come from?

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

rojottaa (Finnish): to be lying carelessly, lazily

Definitions

  1. to be lying carelessly, lazily

Ancestry of “rojottaa”, step by step

rojottaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
2Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish rojahtaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrojahtaato plop, to thud fall heavily
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →