Where does “latvalaho” come from?

latvalaho (Finnish) comes from Finnish laho, from Proto-Finnic laho — of tree/wood rotten.

latvalaho (Finnish): rotten all the way to the top

Definitions

  1. rotten all the way to the top

Ancestry of “latvalaho”, step by step

latvalaho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlahorotten; rotten wood, especially a rotten section...
2Proto-Finniclahoof tree/wood rotten

via Finnish latva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatvatreetop; headwaters
2Proto-Finniclatvatreetop
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