Where does “voivottelu” come from?
voivottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish voivotella, from Finnish voivottaa, from Finnish voi, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.
voivottelu (Finnish): (incessantly) lamenting or groaning
Definitions
- (incessantly) lamenting or groaning
Ancestry of “voivottelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voivotella | to lament or groan incessantly |
| 2 | Finnish | voivottaa | — |
| 3 | Finnish | voi | butter; oh; third-person singular indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | voi | butter; oh, woe |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waje | fat |