Where does “sää” come from?

sää (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.

sää (Proto-Finnic): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “sää”, step by step

sää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair

via Proto-Uralic säŋä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicsäŋäbracket fungus

Words derived from “sää

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe