Where does “sapelihammastiikeri” come from?

sapelihammastiikeri (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.

Ancestry of “sapelihammastiikeri”, step by step

sapelihammastiikeri 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 tiikeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiikeritiger
2Swedishtigertiger animal
3GermanTigertiger
4Latintīgristiger
5Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
6Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
7Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼
8Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa