Where does “sitkeävetoinen” come from?

sitkeävetoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

sitkeävetoinen (Finnish): tough

Definitions

  1. tough

Ancestry of “sitkeävetoinen”, step by step

sitkeävetoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
2LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

via Finnish sitkeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsitkeätough, chewy; resilient, hardy; persistent,...
2Proto-Finniccitkedätough, resilient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →