Where does “kiinnisaanti” come from?

kiinnisaanti (Finnish) comes from Finnish saanti, from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

kiinnisaanti (Finnish): catching e.g. a person or an animal, seizing, apprehending a person

Definitions

  1. catching e.g. a person or an animal, seizing, apprehending a person

Ancestry of “kiinnisaanti”, step by step

kiinnisaanti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaantisupply, yield; recall
2Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
3Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
4Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish kiinni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinniclosed; attached, connected, fastened; due to,...
2Finnishkiinteäsolid, rigid; firm; fixed
3Proto-Finnickiintedä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe-Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak
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