Where does “sahapistiäinen” come from?
sahapistiäinen (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.
sahapistiäinen (Finnish): sawfly insect of the suborder Symphyta
Definitions
- sawfly insect of the suborder Symphyta
Ancestry of “sahapistiäinen”, step by step
sahapistiäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saha | saw; sawmill; musical saw |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sagh | saw |
| 3 | Old Norse | sǫg | saw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sagō | saw |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Finnish pistiäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pistiäinen | sawfly; Any insect in the order Hymenoptera; The... |
| 2 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |