Where does “saukkobeletti” come from?
saukkobeletti (Finnish) comes from Finnish saukko, from Proto-Finnic sagukkoi, from Proto-Finnic sagarva — otter.
Ancestry of “saukkobeletti”, step by step
saukkobeletti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saukko | European otter, "Lutra lutra"; otter; Old World... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sagukkoi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sagarva | otter |
via Finnish beletti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | beletti | palm civet any viverrid in the subfamily |
| 2 | French | belette | weasel (specifically, the least weasel) |