Where does “sahatõ” come from?

sahatõ (Votic) comes from Votic saha, from Old Swedish sagh, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sahatõ (Votic): to saw

Definitions

  1. to saw

Ancestry of “sahatõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticsahasaw
2Old Swedishsaghsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagō →Every word from Old Norse sǫg →