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Where does “saksi” come from?

saksi (Finnish) comes from German Sachse, from Middle High German Sahse, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.

saksi (Finnish): claw of a crab; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. claw of a crab; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “saksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSachseSaxon a person from Saxony; Saxon a member of the...
2Middle High GermanSahse—
3Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
4Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
5Proto-Germanicsahsô—

Words derived from “saksi”

  • alasaksi
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