Where does “sahauskuoppa” come from?

sahauskuoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish sahaus, 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.

sahauskuoppa (Finnish): saw pit, sawpit

Definitions

  1. saw pit, sawpit

Ancestry of “sahauskuoppa”, step by step

sahauskuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sahaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahaussawing
2Finnishsahatato saw
3Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
4Old Swedishsaghsaw
5Old Norsesǫgsaw
6Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish kuoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuoppapit; pothole
2Proto-Finnickooppapit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →