Where does “kuitulevy” come from?
kuitulevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish levy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
kuitulevy (Finnish): fiberboard
Ancestry of “kuitulevy”, step by step
kuitulevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish levy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish kuitu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuitu | fiber, fibre; filament; Short for ravintokuitu |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuitu | (flax) fibre/fiber |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kujčɜ | — |