Where does “sauma” come from?

sauma (Finnish) comes from Proto-Norse saumaʀ, from Proto-Germanic saumaz, from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen-, from Proto-Indo-European siH-u-.

sauma (Finnish): seam; chance, window of opportunity

Definitions

  1. seam; chance, window of opportunity

Ancestry of “sauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norsesaumaʀ—
2Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-—

Words derived from “sauma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European siH-u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saumaz →