Where does “saattojoukko” come from?

saattojoukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish saatto, from Finnish saattaa, from Proto-Finnic saattadak, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

saattojoukko (Finnish): escort

Definitions

  1. escort

Ancestry of “saattojoukko”, step by step

saattojoukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saatto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaattoescort
2Finnishsaattaato escort, usher, see, accompany, walk; to bring,...
3Proto-Finnicsaattadakto accompany, to escort; to bring
4Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
5Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →