Where does “Savva” come from?

Savva (English) comes from Proto-Finnic sauva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋa.

Ancestry of “Savva”, step by step

Savva traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—

via Hungarian sáv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansávstripe, streak; lane

via Greek Σάββα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΣάββα—

Words derived from “Savva”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sauva →