Where does “maavalli” come from?

maavalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish valli, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

maavalli (Finnish): embankment, earth bank, rampart, earthwork

Definitions

  1. embankment, earth bank, rampart, earthwork

Ancestry of “maavalli”, step by step

maavalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalliembankment, bank; dike; cushion, rail, rail...
2FrankishWalhaforeigners, Romans, Celts
3Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
4LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
5Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →