Where does “ryhmysauva” come from?

ryhmysauva (Finnish) comes from Finnish sauva, from Proto-Finnic sauva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋa.

ryhmysauva (Finnish): cudgel

Definitions

  1. cudgel

Ancestry of “ryhmysauva”, step by step

ryhmysauva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—

via Finnish ryhmy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishryhmyA knob
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sauva →Every word from Finnish sauva →