Where does “mahavyö” come from?

mahavyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

mahavyö (Finnish): bellyband

Definitions

  1. bellyband

Ancestry of “mahavyö”, step by step

mahavyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →
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