Where does “saikata” come from?

saikata (Finnish) comes from Finnish saikku, from Finnish sairasloma, from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

Ancestry of “saikata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaikkusick leave
2Finnishsairaslomasick leave
3Finnishsairasill, sick; A sick person
4Proto-Finnicsairasill, sick
5Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →