Where does “kupuholvi” come from?

kupuholvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish holvi, from Swedish hvalf — Obsolete spelling of valv; vault.

kupuholvi (Finnish): dome, dome vault

Definitions

  1. dome, dome vault

Ancestry of “kupuholvi”, step by step

kupuholvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish holvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishholvivault; fornix
2SwedishhvalfObsolete spelling of valv; vault

via Finnish kupu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkupudome; canopy; crop, craw
2Proto-Finnickupucrop, craw
Every word from Swedish hvalf →Every word from Finnish holvi →