Where does “suutari” come from?
suutari (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish sutare, from Latin sūtor, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.
suutari (Finnish): shoemaker; cobbler; cobbler's
Definitions
- shoemaker; cobbler; cobbler's
Ancestry of “suutari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | sutare | cobbler, shoemaker |
| 2 | Latin | sūtor | — |
| 3 | Latin | suō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sūō | sew, stitch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |