Where does “kevättalvi” come from?

kevättalvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish talvi, from Proto-Finnic talvi, from Proto-Uralic tälwä — winter.

kevättalvi (Finnish): Late winter or early spring; the time between actual winter and spring

Definitions

  1. Late winter or early spring; the time between actual winter and spring

Ancestry of “kevättalvi”, step by step

kevättalvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalviwinter
2Proto-Finnictalviwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter

via Finnish kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring
Every word from Proto-Uralic tälwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic talvi →Every word from Finnish talvi →