Where does “lahovikaisuus” come from?
lahovikaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lahovikainen, from Finnish laho, from Proto-Finnic laho — of tree/wood rotten.
lahovikaisuus (Finnish): rot, decay of a tree or wood
Definitions
- rot, decay of a tree or wood
Ancestry of “lahovikaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lahovikainen | rotted, decayed damaged by rot |
| 2 | Finnish | laho | rotten; rotten wood, especially a rotten section... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laho | of tree/wood rotten |