Where does “ristisaatto” come from?

ristisaatto (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.

ristisaatto (Finnish): crucession, procession headed by the cross of Christianity

Definitions

  1. crucession, procession headed by the cross of Christianity

Ancestry of “ristisaatto”, step by step

ristisaatto 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 Risti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRisticross
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →