Where does “saata” come from?

saata (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

saata (Votic): to get, to receive; to obtain; to fetch

Definitions

  1. to get, to receive; to obtain; to fetch

Ancestry of “saata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
2Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →