Where does “viistosauma” come from?

viistosauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish sauma, from Proto-Norse saumaʀ, from Proto-Germanic saumaz, from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen-, from Proto-Indo-European siH-u-.

viistosauma (Finnish): scarf joint

Definitions

  1. scarf joint

Ancestry of “viistosauma”, step by step

viistosauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sauma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaumaseam; chance, window of opportunity
2Proto-Norsesaumaʀ—
3Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-—

via Finnish viisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviistooblique, slanting, inclined; slanted; diagonal
2FinnishviistääTo bevel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European siH-u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saumaz →