Where does “viisiottelija” come from?

viisiottelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish ottelija, from Finnish otella, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

viisiottelija (Finnish): A pentathlete

Definitions

  1. A pentathlete

Ancestry of “viisiottelija”, step by step

viisiottelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ottelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottelijacontestant
2FinnishotellaTo compete
3Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
4Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →