Where does “sahaaja” come from?

sahaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sahata, from Finnish saha, from Old Swedish sagh, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sahaaja (Finnish): sawer, sawyer

Definitions

  1. sawer, sawyer

Ancestry of “sahaaja”, step by step

sahaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sahata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahatato saw
2Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
3Old Swedishsaghsaw
4Old Norsesǫgsaw
5Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →