Where does “sapelihammas” come from?

sapelihammas (Finnish) comes from Finnish sapeli, from Swedish sabel, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.

sapelihammas (Finnish): sabertooth, sabretooth

Definitions

  1. sabertooth, sabretooth

Ancestry of “sapelihammas”, step by step

sapelihammas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sapeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsapelisabre, saber
2Swedishsabelsabre
3GermanSäbelsabre
4Middle High Germansabel—
5Polishszablasabre
6Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
7Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
8Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

via Finnish hammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastooth
2Proto-Finnichambastooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “sapelihammas”

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