Where does “raivaussaha” come from?

raivaussaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish raivaus, from Finnish raivata, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

raivaussaha (Finnish): clearing saw

Definitions

  1. clearing saw

Ancestry of “raivaussaha”, step by step

raivaussaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raivaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraivausclearance, clearing; Synonym of miinanraivaus
2Finnishraivatato clear, bulldoze; to demine; often used with an...
3Proto-Germanicstrawjanąto strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrowéyetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish saha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
2Old Swedishsaghsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →