Where does “katekalvo” come from?

katekalvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalvo, from Proto-Finnic kalvo, from Proto-Uralic kaĺwɜ — membrane.

katekalvo (Finnish): tectorial membrane acellular membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear

Definitions

  1. tectorial membrane acellular membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear

Ancestry of “katekalvo”, step by step

katekalvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvofilm; membrane; diaphragm
2Proto-Finnickalvomembrane
3Proto-Uralickaĺwɜmembrane

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kaĺwɜ →