Where does “veikkailu” come from?

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

veikkailu (Finnish): (repeatedly) guessing or betting

Definitions

  1. (repeatedly) guessing or betting

Ancestry of “veikkailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveikkailla
2Finnishveikatato guess, bet, be one's bet; to play football...
3Finnishveikkaguy, bloke
4Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
5LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
6Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
7Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-Every word from Latin voto