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Where does “saada surmansa” come from?

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

saada surmansa (Finnish): to be killed, die

Definitions

  1. to be killed, die

Ancestry of “saada surmansa”, step by step

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
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