Where does “seivästää” come from?

seivästää (Finnish) comes from Finnish seiväs, from Proto-Finnic saibas, from Proto-Baltic staipas.

seivästää (Finnish): to impale

Definitions

  1. to impale

Ancestry of “seivästää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseiväspole, stake
2Proto-Finnicsaibaspole, stake
3Proto-Balticstaipas—

Words derived from “seivästää”

Every word from Proto-Baltic staipas →Every word from Proto-Finnic saibas →Every word from Finnish seiväs →
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