Where does “viilusaha” come from?

viilusaha (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.

viilusaha (Finnish): veneer saw

Definitions

  1. veneer saw

Ancestry of “viilusaha”, step by step

viilusaha 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 viilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiluveneer thin decorative covering of finewood applied to coarser wood or other material
2Finnishviillä—
3Proto-Finnicviildäkto cut, to slit
4Proto-Finno-Permicvije-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →
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