Where does “halva” come from?

halva (Estonian) comes from Estonian halb, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.

halva (Estonian): genitive singular of halb

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of halb

Ancestry of “halva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhalbbad
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*halpa—
3Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salwaz →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *halpa →