Where does “seitsenottelija” come from?

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

seitsenottelija (Finnish): heptathlete

Definitions

  1. heptathlete

Ancestry of “seitsenottelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseitsenotteluheptathlon
2Finnishottelumatch
3FinnishotellaTo compete
4Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
5Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →