Where does “metallivalos” come from?

metallivalos (Finnish) comes from Finnish metalli, from Swedish metall, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

metallivalos (Finnish): metal cast, cast metal item, something cast out of metal

Definitions

  1. metal cast, cast metal item, something cast out of metal

Ancestry of “metallivalos”, step by step

metallivalos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetallimetal
2Swedishmetallmetal
3Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
4Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
5Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via Finnish valos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaloscast object made in a mould by pouring in liquid material (molten metal, plaster etc.), which then hardens
2Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
3Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
4Proto-Finno-Permicwala-
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευεινEvery word from Ancient Greek μέταλλονEvery word from Latin metallum
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