Where does “venäjäbotti” come from?

venäjäbotti (Finnish) comes from Finnish botti, from English bot, from English bottom, from Middle English botme, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

venäjäbotti (Finnish): A Russian bot online apologist for Russian foreign policy

Definitions

  1. A Russian bot online apologist for Russian foreign policy

Ancestry of “venäjäbotti”, step by step

venäjäbotti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish botti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbottibot
2EnglishbotThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of...
3EnglishbottomThe lowest part of anything; Character,...
4Middle EnglishbotmeThe lowest section of something; the bottom,...
5Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Finnish venäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvenäjäRussian
2FinnishvenätA Russian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn