Where does “saattaa” come from?

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

saattaa (Votic): to send; to deliver, to bring; to transmit

Definitions

  1. to send; to deliver, to bring; to transmit

Ancestry of “saattaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsaattadakto accompany, to escort; to bring
2Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
3Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
4Proto-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 →
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