Where does “veikata” come from?

veikata (Finnish) comes from Finnish veikka, from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

veikata (Finnish): to guess, bet, be one's bet; to play football...

Definitions

  1. to guess, bet, be one's bet; to play football...

Ancestry of “veikata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveikkaguy, bloke
2Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
3LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
4Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
5Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

Words derived from “veikata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →
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