Where does “tohottaa” come from?

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

tohottaa (Finnish): to be on or operated

Definitions

  1. to be on or operated

Ancestry of “tohottaa”, step by step

tohottaa 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 tohista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtohistato bustle, to rush; to clamor, to fuss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadakEvery word from Finnish ottaa