Where does “savutorvi” come from?
savutorvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish savu, from Proto-Finnic savu, from Proto-Finno-Permic sawe.
savutorvi (Finnish): smoke funnel
Ancestry of “savutorvi”, step by step
savutorvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish savu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | savu | smoke; a residential building with a chimney, a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | savu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | sawe | — |
via Finnish torvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | torvi | horn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | torvi | horn; tube, pipe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |