Where does “kovalevyasema” come from?
kovalevyasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish kovalevy, from Finnish levy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
kovalevyasema (Finnish): hard disk drive
Definitions
- hard disk drive
Ancestry of “kovalevyasema”, step by step
kovalevyasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kovalevy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kovalevy | hardboard |
| 2 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 3 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish asema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asema | state, position, situation; status; station |