Where does “vannesaha” come from?

vannesaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish saha, from Old Swedish sagh, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

vannesaha (Finnish): band saw

Definitions

  1. band saw

Ancestry of “vannesaha”, step by step

vannesaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
2Old Swedishsaghsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish vanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvannehoop; band; rim
2Proto-Finno-Ugricvandëh—
3Proto-Germanicwanduzmole; vole; rod, switch, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →