Where does “taittoheitto” come from?

taittoheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

taittoheitto (Finnish): skilled throw, good throw

Definitions

  1. skilled throw, good throw

Ancestry of “taittoheitto”, step by step

taittoheitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje

via Finnish taitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaittolayout
2Finnishtaittaato fold; to break; to refract
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak
Every word from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sējeEvery word from Proto-Finnic šej-Every word from Proto-Finnic heittädäk