Where does “puhviverho” come from?

puhviverho (Finnish) comes from Finnish verho, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

puhviverho (Finnish): puff curtain

Definitions

  1. puff curtain

Ancestry of “puhviverho”, step by step

puhviverho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverhocurtain; window blind
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish puhvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhvipouf, puff
2Swedishpuffa puff (of gas or smoke)
3Frenchpoufpouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →