Where does “kovakalvo” come from?
kovakalvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalvo, from Proto-Finnic kalvo, from Proto-Uralic kaĺwɜ — membrane.
kovakalvo (Finnish): dura mater; sclera
Ancestry of “kovakalvo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalvo | film; membrane; diaphragm |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kalvo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kaĺwɜ | membrane |