Where does “kalustevaha” come from?

kalustevaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaluste, from Finnish kalustaa, from Finnish -stää — Front vowel variant of -staa.

kalustevaha (Finnish): furniture wax

Definitions

  1. furniture wax

Ancestry of “kalustevaha”, step by step

kalustevaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaluste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalustepiece of furniture, fitment
2FinnishkalustaaTo furnish
3Finnish-stääFront vowel variant of -staa

via Finnish vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little
Every word from Finnish -stää →Every word from Finnish kalustaa →Every word from Finnish kaluste →
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