Where does “utelu” come from?

utelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish udella, from Proto-Finnic uteldak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ute-.

utelu (Finnish): query

Definitions

  1. query

Ancestry of “utelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishudellato ask questions about, to fish for information
2Proto-Finnicuteldak—
3Proto-Finno-Permicute-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ute- →Every word from Proto-Finnic uteldak →Every word from Finnish udella →