Where does “kevätloma” come from?

kevätloma (Finnish) comes from Finnish loma, from Proto-Finnic loma, from Proto-Finno-Permic loma — gap.

kevätloma (Finnish): spring break

Definitions

  1. spring break

Ancestry of “kevätloma”, step by step

kevätloma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlomaholiday, vacation; furlough; gap
2Proto-Finniclomagap
3Proto-Finno-Permiclomagap

via Finnish kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic loma →Every word from Proto-Finnic loma →Every word from Finnish loma →