Where does “voivotella” come from?

voivotella (Finnish) comes from Finnish voivottaa, from Finnish voi, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.

voivotella (Finnish): to lament or groan incessantly

Definitions

  1. to lament or groan incessantly

Ancestry of “voivotella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoivottaa—
2Finnishvoibutter; oh; third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat

Words derived from “voivotella”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Finnish voi →