Where does “pistosaha” come from?

pistosaha (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.

pistosaha (Finnish): keyhole saw, drywall saw, pad saw, alligator saw

Definitions

  1. keyhole saw, drywall saw, pad saw, alligator saw

Ancestry of “pistosaha”, step by step

pistosaha 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 pisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistosting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by...
2Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
3Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
4Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Germanic sagōEvery word from Old Norse sǫg
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