Where does “savottakämppä” come from?
savottakämppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kämppä, from English camp, from Middle English kampe, from Old English camp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
savottakämppä (Finnish): logging camp
Definitions
- logging camp
Ancestry of “savottakämppä”, step by step
savottakämppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kämppä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kämppä | residence, place, apartment, flat; hut, cabin |
| 2 | English | camp | An outdoor place acting as temporary... |
| 3 | Middle English | kampe | An armed military conflict; a clash; A... |
| 4 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 6 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Finnish savotta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | savotta | logging site; worksite; Abessive singular form... |
| 2 | Russian | заво́д | factory |
| 3 | Russian | заводи́ть | to take, to bring, to lead |
| 4 | Russian | води́ть | lead; to drive; to lead, to drive, to breed |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | voditi | to lead, to conduct |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wádīˀtei | to lead, to conduct |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |