Where does “rasvakalvo” come from?

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

rasvakalvo (Finnish): layer of grease

Definitions

  1. layer of grease

Ancestry of “rasvakalvo”, step by step

rasvakalvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalvo

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

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Uralic kaĺwɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kalvo →Every word from Finnish kalvo →