Where does “nurkkasalvos” come from?

nurkkasalvos (Finnish) comes from Finnish salvos, from Finnish salvoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

Ancestry of “nurkkasalvos”, step by step

nurkkasalvos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salvos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalvosthe result of notching or joining by means of notches, especially of logs in the corners of a loghouse
2FinnishsalvoaTo notch
3Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish nurkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurkkacorner
2Proto-Finnicnurkkacorner

Words derived from “nurkkasalvos”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →