Where does “sapelisuu” come from?

sapelisuu (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.

sapelisuu (Finnish): Sloane's viperfish, Chauliodus sloani slender deep-sea fish equipped with very long needle-like teeth

Definitions

  1. Sloane's viperfish, Chauliodus sloani slender deep-sea fish equipped with very long needle-like teeth

Ancestry of “sapelisuu”, step by step

sapelisuu 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 suu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →Every word from Old East Slavic саблꙗ →Every word from Russian са́бля →