Where does “kavionjälki” come from?

kavionjälki (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

kavionjälki (Finnish): hoofprint

Definitions

  1. hoofprint

Ancestry of “kavionjälki”, step by step

kavionjälki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

via Finnish kavio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaviohoof; The hoof of an odd-toed ungulate
2Proto-Finnickapjahoof
3Proto-Germanickāpa-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →Every word from Finnish jälki →