Where does “hienosahaus” come from?

hienosahaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sahaus, from Finnish sahata, from Finnish saha, from Old Swedish sagh, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

hienosahaus (Finnish): fine sawing, precision sawing

Definitions

  1. fine sawing, precision sawing

Ancestry of “hienosahaus”, step by step

hienosahaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sahaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahaussawing
2Finnishsahatato saw
3Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
4Old Swedishsaghsaw
5Old Norsesǫgsaw
6Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish hieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
2Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →
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