Where does “lava” come from?

lava (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic lava, from Proto-Baltic lā́ˀwāˀ.

lava (Finnish): bed; platform; stage

Definitions

  1. bed; platform; stage

Ancestry of “lava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclavasleeping place, bed
2Proto-Balticlā́ˀwāˀ—

Words derived from “lava”

Every word from Proto-Baltic lā́ˀwāˀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lava →