Where does “holvaus” come from?

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

holvaus (Finnish): arching; vaulting; an act of wasting or...

Definitions

  1. arching; vaulting; an act of wasting or...

Ancestry of “holvaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishholvataTo vault; To pour something, especially...
2Finnishholvivault; fornix
3SwedishhvalfObsolete spelling of valv; vault
Every word from Swedish hvalf →Every word from Finnish holvi →Every word from Finnish holvata →