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Where does “hautaus” come from?

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

hautaus (Finnish): burial, entombment

Definitions

  1. burial, entombment

Ancestry of “hautaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaudatato bury, inter, entomb; to bury, abandon
2Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
3Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “hautaus”

  • hautausmaa
  • hautausurakoitsija
  • polttohautaus
  • anonyymihautaus
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