Where does “seinänrako” come from?

seinänrako (Finnish) comes from Finnish seinä, from Proto-Finnic saina — wall.

seinänrako (Finnish): gap in the wall, wall gap

Definitions

  1. gap in the wall, wall gap

Ancestry of “seinänrako”, step by step

seinänrako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall

via Finnish rako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakoslit, slot; crack; chink
2Proto-Finnicrakocrack
Every word from Proto-Finnic saina →Every word from Finnish seinä →