Where does “otus” come from?

otus (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

otus (Ingrian): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “otus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianottaato take; to take, ingest, drink; to receive
2Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Ingrian ottaa →