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
- seaming machine; Genitive plural form of sauma
Ancestry of “saumain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | saumata | to seam |
| 2 | Finnish | sauma | seam; chance, window of opportunity |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | saumaʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saumaz | stitch, seam, hem, edge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | syuHmen- | band |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | siH-u- | — |