Where does “holvihauta” come from?
holvihauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
holvihauta (Finnish): vaulted tomb
Ancestry of “holvihauta”, step by step
holvihauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hauta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hauta | grave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauþaz | boiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |
via Finnish holvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | holvi | vault; fornix |
| 2 | Swedish | hvalf | Obsolete spelling of valv; vault |