Where does “riemusaatto” come from?

riemusaatto (Finnish) comes from Finnish saatto, from Finnish saattaa, from Proto-Finnic saattadak, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

riemusaatto (Finnish): triumph

Definitions

  1. triumph

Ancestry of “riemusaatto”, step by step

riemusaatto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saatto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaattoescort
2Finnishsaattaato escort, usher, see, accompany, walk; to bring,...
3Proto-Finnicsaattadakto accompany, to escort; to bring
4Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
5Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish riemu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriemujoy, elation, glee
2Proto-Finnicreemujoy, happiness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe-Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak