Where does “ruuhilaakso” come from?
ruuhilaakso (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuhi, from Proto-Finnic ruuhi, from Proto-Germanic þrūhō — excavated trunk, trough.
ruuhilaakso (Finnish): A U-shaped valley
Ancestry of “ruuhilaakso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ruuhi | A dugout; A flat-bottomed boat |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ruuhi | dugout; trough |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrūhō | excavated trunk, trough |