Where does “kulmasahauslaite” come from?

kulmasahauslaite (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.

kulmasahauslaite (Finnish): miter box usually one with a saw

Definitions

  1. miter box usually one with a saw

Ancestry of “kulmasahauslaite”, step by step

kulmasahauslaite traces back through 3 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 laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →