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Where does “sauma” come from?

sauma (Latin) comes from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

sauma (Latin): packsaddle; burden saddle, burden

Definitions

  1. packsaddle; burden saddle, burden

Ancestry of “sauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsagmasaddle
2Ancient GreekσάγμαA covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;...
3Ancient Greekσάττωto stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
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