Where does “sauva” come from?

sauva (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic sauva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋa.

sauva (Finnish): wand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell

Definitions

  1. wand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell

Ancestry of “sauva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—

Words derived from “sauva”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sauva →