Where does “hautapihti” come from?
hautapihti (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
Ancestry of “hautapihti”, step by step
hautapihti 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 pihti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihti | any two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pihti | splint holder |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pište | — |