Where does “santa” come from?

santa (Finnish) comes from Swedish sand, from Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

santa (Finnish): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “santa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsandsand (finely ground rock)
2Old Swedishsandertrue, real
3Old Norsesannrtrue
4Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “santa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →
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