Where does “saada vihiä” come from?
saada vihiä (Finnish) comes from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
saada vihiä (Finnish): to get wind, get inkling, get scent
Definitions
- to get wind, get inkling, get scent
Ancestry of “saada vihiä”, step by step
saada vihiä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saada | to get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | saadak | to get, to receive |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | saxe- | to get; to arrive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Finnish vihi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihi | In some traditional hunting traps, a fence that... |