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

  1. logging camp

Ancestry of “savottakämppä”, step by step

savottakämppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kämppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkämppäresidence, place, apartment, flat; hut, cabin
2EnglishcampAn outdoor place acting as temporary...
3Middle EnglishkampeAn armed military conflict; a clash; A...
4Old Englishcampcombat; an enclosed piece of land
5Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
6LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Finnish savotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavottalogging site; worksite; Abessive singular form...
2Russianзаво́дfactory
3Russianзаводи́тьto take, to bring, to lead
4Russianводи́тьlead; to drive; to lead, to drive, to breed
5Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
6Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Latin campus