Where does “saumain” come from?

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

saumain (Finnish): seaming machine; Genitive plural form of sauma

Definitions

  1. seaming machine; Genitive plural form of sauma

Ancestry of “saumain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaumatato seam
2Finnishsaumaseam; chance, window of opportunity
3Proto-Norsesaumaʀ—
4Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European siH-u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saumaz →