Where does “savilieju” come from?

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

savilieju (Finnish): a mud-like mix of clay and organic matter

Definitions

  1. a mud-like mix of clay and organic matter

Ancestry of “savilieju”, step by step

savilieju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish savi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaviclay
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish lieju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliejumud, mire; gyttja
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →