Where does “helavyö” come from?

helavyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish hela, from Finnish Koski, from Proto-Finnic koski, from Proto-Uralic kośke.

helavyö (Finnish): a traditional South Ostrobothnian belt with several gold-colored fibulae

Definitions

  1. a traditional South Ostrobothnian belt with several gold-colored fibulae

Ancestry of “helavyö”, step by step

helavyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelamounting, fitting, bushing; bolster
2FinnishKoskiAny of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia
3Proto-Finnickoskia continuous series of relatively small...
4Proto-Uralickośke—

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kośke →Every word from Proto-Finnic koski →Every word from Finnish Koski →