Where does “võitma” come from?
võitma (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje-.
võitma (Võro): to defeat, to beat; to win; to gain
Definitions
- to defeat, to beat; to win; to gain
Ancestry of “võitma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | voittadak | to win |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voidak | can, to be able |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | woje- | — |