Where does “saattovartio” come from?

saattovartio (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.

saattovartio (Finnish): escort guard, escort group of people safeguarding

Definitions

  1. escort guard, escort group of people safeguarding

Ancestry of “saattovartio”, step by step

saattovartio 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 vartio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvartioguard, watch; troop
2Finnishvartijaguard
3Finnish-ja-er
4Proto-Finnic-jaForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-jaForms the present participle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe-Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak