Where does “uhriutuja” come from?
uhriutuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish uhriutua, from Finnish uhri, from Swedish offer, from Old Norse offr, from Middle Low German offer, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
uhriutuja (Finnish): someone who plays the victim, professional victim
Definitions
- someone who plays the victim, professional victim
Ancestry of “uhriutuja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uhriutua | to play the victim, to assume the role of a victim |
| 2 | Finnish | uhri | victim, mark, stiff, pigeon, patsy; sacrifice,... |
| 3 | Swedish | offer | sacrifice; victim |
| 4 | Old Norse | offr | an offering |
| 5 | Middle Low German | offer | — |
| 6 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |