Where does “hautalaatta” come from?

hautalaatta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

hautalaatta (Finnish): grave slab, burial slab

Definitions

  1. grave slab, burial slab

Ancestry of “hautalaatta”, step by step

hautalaatta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

via Finnish laatta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaattaslab; tile; flagstone
2Old Swedishplata—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþaz →Every word from Finnish hauta →
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