Where does “herakalvo” come from?

herakalvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalvo, from Proto-Finnic kalvo, from Proto-Uralic kaĺwɜ — membrane.

herakalvo (Finnish): serous membrane

Definitions

  1. serous membrane

Ancestry of “herakalvo”, step by step

herakalvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvofilm; membrane; diaphragm
2Proto-Finnickalvomembrane
3Proto-Uralickaĺwɜmembrane

via Finnish hera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherawhey; blood serum
2Proto-Finnicherawhey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Uralic kaĺwɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kalvo →Every word from Finnish kalvo →