Where does “saviharkko” come from?

saviharkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish savi, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

saviharkko (Finnish): clay brick, clay block

Definitions

  1. clay brick, clay block

Ancestry of “saviharkko”, step by step

saviharkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish savi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaviclay
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish harkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharkkobar, ingot, pig; concrete brick, concrete masonry...
2Finnishharkkitow distaff; Synonym of hara
3Proto-Finnicharkki—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →