Where does “sauvonta” come from?
sauvonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish sauvoa, from Finnish sauva, from Proto-Finnic sauva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋa.
sauvonta (Finnish): poling
Ancestry of “sauvonta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sauvoa | to pole |
| 2 | Finnish | sauva | wand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sauva | staff, stick |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śawŋa | — |