Where does “Santahuhta” come from?

Santahuhta (Finnish) comes from Finnish santa, from Swedish sand, from Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

Ancestry of “Santahuhta”, step by step

Santahuhta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish santa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsantasand
2Swedishsandsand (finely ground rock)
3Old Swedishsandertrue, real
4Old Norsesannrtrue
5Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Finnish huhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuhtawoodland cleared for cultivation in...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →