Where does “sait” come from?

sait (Finnish) comes from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

sait (Finnish): Second-person singular indicative past form of...

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  1. Second-person singular indicative past form of...

Ancestry of “sait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
2Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
3Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →
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