Where does “kellariholvi” come from?

kellariholvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kellari, from Swedish källare, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

kellariholvi (Finnish): basement vault, cellar vault

Definitions

  1. basement vault, cellar vault

Ancestry of “kellariholvi”, step by step

kellariholvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kellari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkellariA cellar; A storage space in an apartment...
2Swedishkällarebasement; cellar
3Latincellāriumstoreroom, larder, cellar, pantry
4Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
5Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
6Proto-Italic*-om
7Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

via Finnish holvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishholvivault; fornix
2SwedishhvalfObsolete spelling of valv; vault
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHomEvery word from Latin -āriumEvery word from Latin -um
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