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Where does “holvata” come from?

holvata (Finnish) comes from Finnish holvi, from Swedish hvalf — Obsolete spelling of valv; vault.

holvata (Finnish): To vault; To pour something, especially...

Definitions

  1. To vault; To pour something, especially...

Ancestry of “holvata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishholvivault; fornix
2SwedishhvalfObsolete spelling of valv; vault

Words derived from “holvata”

  • holvautua
  • holvaus
Every word from Swedish hvalf →