Where does “saveus” come from?

saveus (Finnish) comes from Finnish saveta, from Finnish savi, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

saveus (Finnish): claying act of spreading clay, such as on a road, field etc

Definitions

  1. claying act of spreading clay, such as on a road, field etc

Ancestry of “saveus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavetato clay; to smear with clay; Indicative present...
2Finnishsaviclay
3Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
4Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →