Where does “sinettivaha” come from?

sinettivaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinetti, from Swedish signet, from Middle Low German signēt, from Latin signētum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sinettivaha (Finnish): sealing wax

Definitions

  1. sealing wax

Ancestry of “sinettivaha”, step by step

sinettivaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sinetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinettiseal
2Swedishsignet
3Middle Low Germansignēt
4Latinsignētum
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum
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