Where does “vihmoittaminen” come from?
vihmoittaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihmoittaa, from Finnish vihmoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.
Ancestry of “vihmoittaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihmoittaa | to turn into a drizzle |
| 2 | Finnish | vihmoa | to drizzle and blow simultaneously |
| 3 | Finnish | -öä | Front vowel variant of -oa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | Forms some verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |