Where does “surusaattue” come from?

surusaattue (Finnish) comes from Finnish saattue, from Finnish saattaa, from Proto-Finnic saattadak, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

surusaattue (Finnish): funeral procession

Definitions

  1. funeral procession

Ancestry of “surusaattue”, step by step

surusaattue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saattue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaattueA convoy
2Finnishsaattaato escort, usher, see, accompany, walk; to bring,...
3Proto-Finnicsaattadakto accompany, to escort; to bring
4Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
5Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish suru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurusorrow, grief, woe; Swedish Finn
2FinnishsurraTo mourn, grieve
3Proto-Finnicsurdakto die
4Finnishsure-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →