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Where does “hautausmaa” come from?

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

hautausmaa (Finnish): A graveyard, cemetery

Definitions

  1. A graveyard, cemetery

Ancestry of “hautausmaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautausburial, entombment
2Finnishhaudatato bury, inter, entomb; to bury, abandon
3Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
4Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
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