Where does “sivallus” come from?

sivallus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sivaltaa, from Finnish sipa-.

sivallus (Finnish): cut, lash, slash

Definitions

  1. cut, lash, slash

Ancestry of “sivallus”, step by step

sivallus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sivaltaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivaltaato slash, strike, lash, slap to deliver a fast and powerful swinging blow, usually with something longish and/or flexible such as a hand, sword, whip or rod
2Finnishsipa-—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “sivallus”

Every word from Finnish sipa- →Every word from Finnish sivaltaa →