Where does “hammasvalli” come from?

hammasvalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish valli, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

hammasvalli (Finnish): alveolar ridge

Definitions

  1. alveolar ridge

Ancestry of “hammasvalli”, step by step

hammasvalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalliembankment, bank; dike; cushion, rail, rail...
2FrankishWalhaforeigners, Romans, Celts
3Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
4LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
5Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Finnish hammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastooth
2Proto-Finnichambastooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →