Where does “säleverho” come from?

säleverho (Finnish) comes from Finnish verho, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

säleverho (Finnish): slat curtain

Definitions

  1. slat curtain

Ancestry of “säleverho”, step by step

säleverho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverhocurtain; window blind
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish säle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsälesplinter; lath; slat
2FinnisheE note
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →
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