Where does “naudanvuota” come from?

naudanvuota (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuota, from Proto-Finnic voota, from Proto-Finnic vootadak, from Proto-Finnic voo, from Proto-Uralic uwa- — to flow.

naudanvuota (Finnish): cowhide

Definitions

  1. cowhide

Ancestry of “naudanvuota”, step by step

naudanvuota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuotahide, pelt; Partitive singular form of vuo
2Proto-Finnicvootahide, pelt
3Proto-Finnicvootadakto flow; to trickle, to seep; to leak
4Proto-Finnicvooflow
5Proto-Uralicuwa-to flow

via Finnish nauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnautacattle, cow, bull; Synonym of naudanliha
2Old Norsenautbull
3Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Uralic uwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voo →Every word from Proto-Finnic vootadak →