Where does “kalvopeite” come from?

kalvopeite (Finnish) comes from Finnish peite, from Finnish peittää, from Proto-Finnic peittädäk, from Proto-Finnic pej-, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä — thumb.

kalvopeite (Finnish): film cover film, or thin layer of material, that acts as a cover for something

Definitions

  1. film cover film, or thin layer of material, that acts as a cover for something

Ancestry of “kalvopeite”, step by step

kalvopeite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeitecover; spread, throw; overlay
2Finnishpeittääto cover
3Proto-Finnicpeittädäkto cover; to hide, to conceal
4Proto-Finnicpej-—
5Proto-Uralic*pälkäthumb

via Finnish kalvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvofilm; membrane; diaphragm
2Proto-Finnickalvomembrane
3Proto-Uralickaĺwɜmembrane
Every word from Proto-Uralic *pälkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pej- →Every word from Proto-Finnic peittädäk →