Where does “pettä” come from?

pettä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.

pettä (Votic): to deceive, trick, swindle

Definitions

  1. to deceive, trick, swindle

Ancestry of “pettä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
2Proto-Balticspenˀstei

Words derived from “pettä

Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀsteiEvery word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk