Where does “лемвал” come from?

лемвал (Erzya) comes from Erzya вал, from Proto-Uralic wala — song?; word?.

лемвал (Erzya): noun

Definitions

  1. noun

Ancestry of “лемвал”, step by step

лемвал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya вал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaвалword
2Proto-Uralicwalasong?; word?

via Erzya лем

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaлемname
2Proto-Uralicďëmebird cherry
Every word from Proto-Uralic wala →Every word from Erzya вал →