Where does “karvalakki” come from?
karvalakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.
karvalakki (Finnish): fur cap
Ancestry of “karvalakki”, step by step
karvalakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish karva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karva | hair; fur; colors, stripes |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | karva | hair; color |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kawra | — |
via Finnish lakki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakki | headwear; cap; cap, pileus |
| 2 | Swedish | bläck | ink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;... |
Words derived from “karvalakki”