Where does “utala” come from?

utala (Finnish) comes from Russian удало́й, from Russian -о́й, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

utala (Finnish): sly, cunning, shrewd

Definitions

  1. sly, cunning, shrewd

Ancestry of “utala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianудало́йbold, prow
2Russian-о́й—
3Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
4Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
5Old Polishićto go
6Proto-Slavicjьtito go
7Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →
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