Where does “reikälevy” come from?

reikälevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish levy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

reikälevy (Finnish): perforated plate, perforated board, perforated sheet

Definitions

  1. perforated plate, perforated board, perforated sheet

Ancestry of “reikälevy”, step by step

reikälevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish levy →