Where does “pehmeäkalvo” come from?

pehmeäkalvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalvo, from Proto-Finnic kalvo, from Proto-Uralic kaĺwɜ — membrane.

pehmeäkalvo (Finnish): pia mater

Definitions

  1. pia mater

Ancestry of “pehmeäkalvo”, step by step

pehmeäkalvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvofilm; membrane; diaphragm
2Proto-Finnickalvomembrane
3Proto-Uralickaĺwɜmembrane

via Finnish pehmeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
2Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Uralic kaĺwɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kalvo →Every word from Finnish kalvo →