Where does “kavahöylä” come from?

kavahöylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish höylä, from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

kavahöylä (Finnish): spokeshave

Definitions

  1. spokeshave

Ancestry of “kavahöylä”, step by step

kavahöylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyläplane
2Middle Low Germanhovel—
3Proto-Germanichubilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Finnish kava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkavaA spokeshave
2Swedishskavato rub, to scrape
3Old Swedishskavato scrape
4Old Norseskava—
5Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →
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