Where does “holvimainen” come from?

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

holvimainen (Finnish): vaultlike

Definitions

  1. vaultlike

Ancestry of “holvimainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishholvivault; fornix
2SwedishhvalfObsolete spelling of valv; vault
Every word from Swedish hvalf →Every word from Finnish holvi →