Where does “saak” come from?

saak (Estonian) comes from Estonian saama, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

saak (Estonian): crop, harvest, yield

Definitions

  1. crop, harvest, yield

Ancestry of “saak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansaamato get, to receive; to become; can, to be able to
2Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
3Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →