Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “hautapatsas” come from? hautapatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
hautapatsas (Finnish): grave statue, grave monument
Definitions grave statue, grave monument Ancestry of “hautapatsas”, step by step hautapatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish patsas Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish patsas statue; column formed by eg. water or clouds 2 Proto-Finnic paccas — 3 Proto-Germanic bandstaz — 4 Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- to bind; bond
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