Where does “savustus” come from?
savustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish savustaa, from Finnish savu, from Proto-Finnic savu, from Proto-Finno-Permic sawe.
savustus (Finnish): fumigation; smoking of food
Definitions
- fumigation; smoking of food
Ancestry of “savustus”, step by step
savustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish savustaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | savustaa | to smoke; to force out, to drive out |
| 2 | Finnish | savu | smoke; a residential building with a chimney, a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | savu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | sawe | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |