Where does “sääntö” come from?

sääntö (Finnish) comes from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

sääntö (Finnish): rule; regulation; laws, rules, bylaws, code

Definitions

  1. rule; regulation; laws, rules, bylaws, code

Ancestry of “sääntö”, step by step

sääntö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
2Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
3Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish sää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
2Proto-Finnicsääweather
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair

Words derived from “sääntö”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →