Where does “saada selkäänsä” come from?

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

saada selkäänsä (Finnish): to be battered, get thrashed

Definitions

  1. to be battered, get thrashed

Ancestry of “saada selkäänsä”, step by step

saada selkäänsä 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 selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →