Where does “saattoväki” come from?
saattoväki (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.
saattoväki (Finnish): escorting crowd; mourners
Definitions
- escorting crowd; mourners
Ancestry of “saattoväki”, step by step
saattoväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saatto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saatto | escort |
| 2 | Finnish | saattaa | to escort, usher, see, accompany, walk; to bring,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | saattadak | to accompany, to escort; to bring |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | saadak | to get, to receive |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | saxe- | to get; to arrive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Finnish väki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 2 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 3 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 4 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |