Where does “sauvarikko” come from?

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

sauvarikko (Finnish): breaking or failure of a ski pole

Definitions

  1. breaking or failure of a ski pole

Ancestry of “sauvarikko”, step by step

sauvarikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—

via Finnish rikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkobreakage; saxifrage
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
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