Where does “sõvõtta” come from?

sõvõtta (Votic) comes from Votic sõpa, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

sõvõtta (Votic): to dress, clothe, clad

Definitions

  1. to dress, clothe, clad

Ancestry of “sõvõtta”, step by step

sõvõtta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic sõpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticsõpagarment; clothing
2Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
3Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

via Votic tta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votictta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Votic sõpa →