Where does “haudanryöstö” come from?
haudanryöstö (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
haudanryöstö (Finnish): graverobbing
Ancestry of “haudanryöstö”, step by step
haudanryöstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hauta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hauta | grave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauþaz | boiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |
via Finnish ryöstö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ryöstö | robbery |
| 2 | Finnish | ryöstää | to rob, plunder; to loot, sack |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rööstädäk | to tear, pluck, pull |