Where does “halkaisusaha” come from?

halkaisusaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish saha, from Old Swedish sagh, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

halkaisusaha (Finnish): ripsaw

Definitions

  1. ripsaw

Ancestry of “halkaisusaha”, step by step

halkaisusaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
2Old Swedishsaghsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish halkaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkaisusplitting
2Finnishhalkaistato split in two; to rip; to burst
3Finnish-aistaForms momentane verbs
4Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
5Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →
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