Where does “välieräottelu” come from?

välieräottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ottelu, from Finnish otella, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

välieräottelu (Finnish): semifinal match

Definitions

semifinal match

Ancestry of “välieräottelu”, step by step

välieräottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottelu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	ottelu	match
2	Finnish	otella	To compete
3	Finnish	ottaa	to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
4	Proto-Finnic	vottadak	to take
5	Proto-Indo-European	wendʰ-	to wind, to turn

via Finnish välierä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	välierä	A semifinal
2	Finnish	väli-	mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3	Finnish	väli	gap, space; interval; distance
4	Proto-Finnic	välji	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →