Where does “saksitaitto” come from?
saksitaitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish taitto, from Finnish taittaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.
saksitaitto (Finnish): paste up, manual layout
Ancestry of “saksitaitto”, step by step
saksitaitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taitto | layout |
| 2 | Finnish | taittaa | to fold; to break; to refract |
| 3 | Finnish | taipua | to become curved, to bend; to change one's... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taipudak | — |
via Finnish sakset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sakset | scissors; shears; scissors; pincers, claws |
| 2 | Swedish | sax | a pair of scissors; shears; "short of" saxofon; a... |
| 3 | Swedish | saxofon | saxophone |