Where does “kovakantinen” come from?

kovakantinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kansi, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kovakantinen (Finnish): hardcover, hardback

Definitions

  1. hardcover, hardback

Ancestry of “kovakantinen”, step by step

kovakantinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kansi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkansilid, top, cover; cover; deck
2Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
3CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
4Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
5Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish kova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovahard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...
2Proto-Finnickovahard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Czech Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás