Where does “sivusauma” come from?
sivusauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish sauma, from Proto-Norse saumaʀ, from Proto-Germanic saumaz, from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen-, from Proto-Indo-European siH-u-.
sivusauma (Finnish): side seam
Definitions
- side seam
Ancestry of “sivusauma”, step by step
sivusauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sauma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sauma | seam; chance, window of opportunity |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | saumaʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saumaz | stitch, seam, hem, edge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | syuHmen- | band |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | siH-u- | — |
via Finnish sivu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sivu | page, side; side; flank |