Where does “voitonjano” come from?
voitonjano (Finnish) comes from Finnish voitto, from Finnish voittaa, from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.
voitonjano (Finnish): hunger for victory, thirst for victory
Definitions
- hunger for victory, thirst for victory
Ancestry of “voitonjano”, step by step
voitonjano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voitto | victory, win; profit |
| 2 | Finnish | voittaa | to win |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | voittadak | to win |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | voidak | can, to be able |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | woje- | can, to be able |
via Finnish jänö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jänö | hare |