Where does “vatanuotta” come from?

vatanuotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuotta, from Proto-Finnic nootta, from Proto-Germanic nōtō, from Proto-Indo-European nōd- — knot, net; knot; net.

Ancestry of “vatanuotta”, step by step

vatanuotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuottaseine
2Proto-Finnicnoottaseine
3Proto-Germanicnōtōnet, seine
4Proto-Indo-Europeannōd-knot, net; knot; net

via Finnish vata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvataa type of small seine; chickweed, common...
2RussianФадей—
3Ancient GreekΘαδδαῖοςThaddaeus, one of the Apostles
4Biblical Hebrewתַדַּי—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nōtō →Every word from Proto-Finnic nootta →