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

  1. A confrontation, clash, skirmish

Ancestry of “yhteenotto”, step by step

yhteenotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottotaking; intake; withdrawal
2Proto-Finnicvottotaking; something that is taken, accepted
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish yksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyksione
2Proto-Finnicükcione
3Proto-Uralicükteone
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic votto →