Where does “vouhotus” come from?

vouhotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vouhottaa, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vouhotus (Finnish): fuss

Definitions

  1. fuss

Ancestry of “vouhotus”, step by step

vouhotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vouhottaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvouhottaato make a fuss
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadakEvery word from Finnish ottaa
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