Where does “kapalovyö” come from?

kapalovyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

kapalovyö (Finnish): swaddling band

Definitions

  1. swaddling band

Ancestry of “kapalovyö”, step by step

kapalovyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish kapalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapaloswaddling clothes
2Proto-Finnickapaloswaddling clothes
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →