Where does “totovihje” come from?
totovihje (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihje, from Finnish vihjata, from Finnish -ätä, from Finnish -tä, from Proto-Finnic -ta, from Proto-Uralic -tä — from.
Ancestry of “totovihje”, step by step
totovihje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vihje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihje | hint |
| 2 | Finnish | vihjata | to suggest, to imply, to insinuate; to hint to or... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ätä | Front vowel variant of -ata |
| 4 | Finnish | -tä | Front vowel variant of -ta |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ta | Partitive ending |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -tä | from |
via Finnish toto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toto | totalizator, tote |
| 2 | Finnish | totalisaattori | totalizator |