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
Ancestry of “vihdonta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vihtoa | To whip with a vihta |
| 2 | Finnish | vihta | A kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in... |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | vittë | five |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | witte | five; ten |