Where does “saapasulane” come from?

saapasulane (Estonian) comes from Estonian sulane — Laborer for a livelyhood; mostly as the aid in the agricultural field, a farmhand.

saapasulane (Estonian): boot jack

Definitions

  1. boot jack

Ancestry of “saapasulane”, step by step

saapasulane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sulane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstoniansulaneLaborer for a livelyhood; mostly as the aid in the agricultural field, a farmhand

via Estonian saabas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansaabasboot
Every word from Estonian sulane