Where does “saapua” come from?
saapua (Finnish) comes from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
saapua (Finnish): to arrive
Ancestry of “saapua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “saapua”