Where does “povaaminen” come from?

povaaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish povata, from Swedish spå, from Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic spahōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

Ancestry of “povaaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpovatato divine, foretell, bode
2Swedishspåto foretell; to tell the future and fortune; to...
3Old Norsespáa prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell
4Proto-Germanicspahōnąto observe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spahōną →Every word from Old Norse spá →