Where does “sahalaita” come from?

sahalaita (Finnish) comes 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.

sahalaita (Finnish): sawtooth

Definitions

  1. sawtooth

Ancestry of “sahalaita”, step by step

sahalaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saha

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

via Finnish laita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitaedge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;...
2Finnish-mpiForms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives...
3Proto-Uralic-mpa—

Words derived from “sahalaita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →