Where does “võitta” come from?

võitta (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

võitta (Votic): to defeat, to beat

Definitions

  1. to defeat, to beat

Ancestry of “võitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvoittadakto win
2Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
3Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able
Every word from Proto-Uralic woje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voidak →Every word from Proto-Finnic voittadak →