Where does “saadu” come from?

saadu (Votic) comes from Russian сад, from Proto-Slavic sadъ, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

saadu (Votic): garden, orchard

Definitions

  1. garden, orchard

Ancestry of “saadu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсадgarden, orchard; park, garden
2Proto-Slavicsadъplant, garden
3Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
5Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic sadac →Every word from Finnish sadas →