Where does “suovatta” come from?

suovatta (Karelian) comes from Old East Slavic субота, from Proto-Slavic sǫbota, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

suovatta (Karelian): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “suovatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсубота—
2Proto-SlavicsǫbotaSaturday
3HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
4Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →Every word from Proto-Slavic sǫbota →