Where does “kainalosauva” come from?

kainalosauva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kainalo, from Proto-Finnic kainalo, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

kainalosauva (Finnish): crutch

Definitions

  1. crutch

Ancestry of “kainalosauva”, step by step

kainalosauva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kainalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkainaloarmpit
2Proto-Finnickainaloarmpit
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic kainalo →Every word from Finnish kainalo →