Where does “touhotus” come from?

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

touhotus (Finnish): fuss, fussing being very worried or excited about something, often too much

Definitions

  1. fuss, fussing being very worried or excited about something, often too much

Ancestry of “touhotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtouhottaato fuss be very worried or excited about something, often too much
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →