Where does “kovennus” come from?

kovennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish koventaa, from Finnish kova, from Proto-Finnic kova — hard.

kovennus (Finnish): hardening making harder

Definitions

  1. hardening making harder

Ancestry of “kovennus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoventaato harden make hard or harder
2Finnishkovahard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...
3Proto-Finnickovahard
Every word from Proto-Finnic kova →Every word from Finnish kova →Every word from Finnish koventaa →