Where does “vihdonta” come from?

vihdonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihtoa, from Finnish vihta, from Proto-Samic vittë, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

vihdonta (Finnish): whipping with a vihta

Definitions

  1. whipping with a vihta

Ancestry of “vihdonta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvihtoaTo whip with a vihta
2FinnishvihtaA kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in...
3Proto-Samicvittëfive
4Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Uralic witte →Every word from Proto-Samic vittë →Every word from Finnish vihta →