Where does “puuseita” come from?

puuseita (Finnish) comes from Finnish seita, from Latin secta, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

puuseita (Finnish): a seita that is a tree or located by one

Definitions

  1. a seita that is a tree or located by one

Ancestry of “puuseita”, step by step

puuseita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishseitaA Sami sacred place
2Latinsectanominative feminine singular of sectus;...
3Latinsequī
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr
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