Where does “Latvala” come from?

Latvala (Finnish) comes from Finnish latva, from Proto-Finnic latva — treetop.

Latvala (Finnish): Any of a number of small places in Finland

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of small places in Finland

Ancestry of “Latvala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatvatreetop; headwaters
2Proto-Finniclatvatreetop
Every word from Proto-Finnic latva →Every word from Finnish latva →