Where does “yhteenotto” come from?
yhteenotto (Finnish) comes from Finnish otto, from Proto-Finnic votto, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
yhteenotto (Finnish): A confrontation, clash, skirmish
Definitions
- A confrontation, clash, skirmish
Ancestry of “yhteenotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | otto | taking; intake; withdrawal |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | votto | taking; something that is taken, accepted |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |