Where does “vetomitta” come from?

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

vetomitta (Finnish): a unit of volume used to measure liquids or powders

Definitions

  1. a unit of volume used to measure liquids or powders

Ancestry of “vetomitta”, step by step

vetomitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veto

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

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →