Where does “samaistaa” come from?

samaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish samainen, from Finnish sama, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samaistaa (Finnish): to equate, identify with

Definitions

  1. to equate, identify with

Ancestry of “samaistaa”, step by step

samaistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish samainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamainen(the) same, (the) very same, said, selfsame
2Finnishsamasame
3Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “samaistaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →