Where does “ovivalo” come from?

ovivalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ovi, from Proto-Finnic ovi, from Proto-Uralic owe — door.

ovivalo (Finnish): door light

Definitions

  1. door light

Ancestry of “ovivalo”, step by step

ovivalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic owe →Every word from Proto-Finnic ovi →Every word from Finnish ovi →