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Where does “sahata” come from?

sahata (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.

sahata (Finnish): to saw

Definitions

  1. to saw

Ancestry of “sahata”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sahata”

  • sahaaminen
  • sahauttaa
  • sahaus
  • sahaaja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →