Where does “saumavaahto” come from?

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

saumavaahto (Finnish): polyurethane foam (for sealing)

Definitions

  1. polyurethane foam (for sealing)

Ancestry of “saumavaahto”, step by step

saumavaahto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sauma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaumaseam; chance, window of opportunity
2Proto-Norsesaumaʀ—
3Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-—

via Finnish vaahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaahtofoam; head; mousse
2Proto-Finnicvaktofoam
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European siH-u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saumaz →