Where does “onteva” come from?

onteva (Finnish) comes from Finnish onsi, from Proto-Finnic onci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte — cavity.

onteva (Finnish): concave

Definitions

  1. concave

Ancestry of “onteva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishonsiSynonym of ontelo
2Proto-Finniconcicavity
3Proto-Finno-Ugricomtecavity
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte →Every word from Proto-Finnic onci →Every word from Finnish onsi →