Where does “hallavankarvainen” come from?

hallavankarvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hallava, from Finnish halla, from Proto-Finnic halla, from Proto-Finnic šalna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ — hoarfrost.

hallavankarvainen (Finnish): dun, pale or faded gray, grayish, dirty yellowish gray usually used only for animals such as horses

Definitions

  1. dun, pale or faded gray, grayish, dirty yellowish gray usually used only for animals such as horses

Ancestry of “hallavankarvainen”, step by step

hallavankarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hallava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallavapale, especially grayish
2Finnishhallafrost damage or frost occurring at night during...
3Proto-Finnichallafrost
4Proto-Finnicšalna—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*śalˀnā́ˀhoarfrost

via Finnish karvainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvainenhairy, furry, hirsute
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ →