Where does “pienaovi” come from?

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

pienaovi (Finnish): a traditional door made of (vertical) wooden planks and containing cleats

Definitions

  1. a traditional door made of (vertical) wooden planks and containing cleats

Ancestry of “pienaovi”, step by step

pienaovi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovi

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

via Finnish piena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienacleat strip of wood fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc
Every word from Proto-Uralic owe →