Where does “ruodeholvi” come from?

ruodeholvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish holvi, from Swedish hvalf — Obsolete spelling of valv; vault.

ruodeholvi (Finnish): ribbed vault

Definitions

  1. ribbed vault

Ancestry of “ruodeholvi”, step by step

ruodeholvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish holvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishholvivault; fornix
2SwedishhvalfObsolete spelling of valv; vault

via Finnish ruode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruoderib projecting, usually arched member
Every word from Swedish hvalf →Every word from Finnish holvi →