Where does “rihvelitaulu” come from?

rihvelitaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rihveli, from Russian грифель, from German Griffel, from Ancient Greek γραφείον, from Ancient Greek γράφειν — present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to...

rihvelitaulu (Finnish): slate blackboard, slate board

Definitions

  1. slate blackboard, slate board

Ancestry of “rihvelitaulu”, step by step

rihvelitaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rihveli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrihveli
2Russianгрифельslate pencil, stylus for writing on a slate...
3GermanGriffelstylus, pen, slate pencil; an antiquated writing...
4Ancient Greekγραφείονpencil
5Ancient Greekγράφεινpresent active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to...

via Finnish taulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaulupainting; picture, print etc., especially a...
2Swedishtavlaa painting; piece of painted canvas; a picture...
3Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
4Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Ancient Greek γράφεινEvery word from Ancient Greek γραφείονEvery word from German Griffel