Where does “souto” come from?

souto (Finnish) comes from Finnish soutaa, from Proto-Finnic soutadak, from Proto-Uralic *suxta- — to transport with a boat.

Ancestry of “souto”, step by step

souto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soutaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoutaato row
2Proto-Finnicsoutadakto row
3Proto-Uralic*suxta-to transport with a boat

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *suxta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic soutadak →Every word from Finnish soutaa →