Where does “sapelihammaskissa” come from?

sapelihammaskissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish sapelihammas, 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 — sabre.

sapelihammaskissa (Finnish): sabre-tooth, sabre-toothed tiger, sabre-toothed cat, sabrecat any of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae

Definitions

  1. sabre-tooth, sabre-toothed tiger, sabre-toothed cat, sabrecat any of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae

Ancestry of “sapelihammaskissa”, step by step

sapelihammaskissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sapelihammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsapelihammassabertooth, sabretooth
2Finnishsapelisabre, saber
3Swedishsabelsabre
4GermanSäbelsabre
5Middle High Germansabel
6Polishszablasabre
7Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
8Old East Slavicсаблꙗ
9Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa
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