Where does “pelkkasahaus” come from?
pelkkasahaus (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.
pelkkasahaus (Finnish): block sawing
Definitions
- block sawing
Ancestry of “pelkkasahaus”, step by step
pelkkasahaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sahaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sahaus | sawing |
| 2 | Finnish | sahata | to saw |
| 3 | Finnish | saha | saw; sawmill; musical saw |
| 4 | Old Swedish | sagh | saw |
| 5 | Old Norse | sǫg | saw |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sagō | saw |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Finnish pelkkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pelkkä | mere; only, nothing but; sheer, pure |