Where does “konesaha” come from?

konesaha (Finnish) comes 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.

konesaha (Finnish): machine saw, power saw

Definitions

  1. machine saw, power saw

Ancestry of “konesaha”, step by step

konesaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saha

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

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →