Where does “saumauslasta” come from?

saumauslasta (Finnish) comes from Finnish saumaus, 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-.

saumauslasta (Finnish): grout float

Definitions

  1. grout float

Ancestry of “saumauslasta”, step by step

saumauslasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saumaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaumausseaming putting together with a seam
2Finnishsaumatato seam
3Finnishsaumaseam; chance, window of opportunity
4Proto-Norsesaumaʀ—
5Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-—

via Finnish lasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlastasplint; spatula, scraper; Synonym of paistinlasta
2Proto-Finniclastashake, splint, slat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European siH-u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saumaz →
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