Where does “survaisu” come from?

survaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish survaista, from Finnish survoa, from Proto-Finnic survodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śurwa- — to thrust, push.

survaisu (Finnish): shove, thrust, plunge; thrusting, shoving, plunging, pushing

Definitions

  1. shove, thrust, plunge; thrusting, shoving, plunging, pushing

Ancestry of “survaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurvaistato thrust, to shove, to push, to plunge
2Finnishsurvoato cram, stuff, crowd; to mash
3Proto-Finnicsurvodakto press
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśurwa-to thrust, push
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śurwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic survodak →Every word from Finnish survoa →