Where does “puskusauma” come from?

puskusauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish sauma, from Proto-Norse saumaʀ, from Proto-Germanic saumaz, from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen-, from Proto-Indo-European siH-u-.

puskusauma (Finnish): butt joint

Definitions

  1. butt joint

Ancestry of “puskusauma”, step by step

puskusauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sauma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaumaseam; chance, window of opportunity
2Proto-Norsesaumaʀ—
3Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-—

via Finnish pusku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuskupushing, ramming
2Finnishpuskeato ram, to push; to gore; to header
3Proto-Finnicpuskedakto ram; to gore
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpuske-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European siH-u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saumaz →