Where does “kuviosaha” come from?
kuviosaha (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.
kuviosaha (Finnish): jigsaw; coping saw, fretsaw
Definitions
- jigsaw; coping saw, fretsaw
Ancestry of “kuviosaha”, step by step
kuviosaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saha | saw; sawmill; musical saw |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sagh | saw |
| 3 | Old Norse | sǫg | saw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sagō | saw |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Finnish kuvio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuvio | figure; pattern; shape |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |