Where does “mahakelkka” come from?

mahakelkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish maha, from Proto-Finnic maha — stomach, belly.

mahakelkka (Finnish): skeleton sled, sled

Definitions

  1. skeleton sled, sled

Ancestry of “mahakelkka”, step by step

mahakelkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly

via Finnish kelkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelkkasmall sled or sledge equipped with runners;...
2Proto-Norsekelkā—
Every word from Proto-Finnic maha →Every word from Finnish maha →