Where does “uppo-outo” come from?

uppo-outo (Finnish) comes from Finnish uppo-, from Finnish upota, from Proto-Finnic up'ot'ak — to sink; to drown.

uppo-outo (Finnish): Totally unknown

Definitions

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Ancestry of “uppo-outo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuppo-sinking or submerging, submersible; completely,...
2Finnishupotato sink; to get stuck in, get bogged down in; to...
3Proto-Finnicup'ot'akto sink; to drown
Every word from Proto-Finnic up'ot'akEvery word from Finnish upotaEvery word from Finnish uppo-