Where does “sauvoa” come from?

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

sauvoa (Finnish): to pole

Definitions

  1. to pole

Ancestry of “sauvoa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sauvoa

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋaEvery word from Proto-Finnic sauvaEvery word from Finnish sauva