Where does “limakalvo” come from?

limakalvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish lima, from Proto-Finnic lima, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

limakalvo (Finnish): mucous membrane, mucosa

Definitions

  1. mucous membrane, mucosa

Ancestry of “limakalvo”, step by step

limakalvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimamucus; phlegm; slime
2Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Finnish kalvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvofilm; membrane; diaphragm
2Proto-Finnickalvomembrane
3Proto-Uralickaĺwɜmembrane

Words derived from “limakalvo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lima →