Where does “seinävitriini” come from?

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

seinävitriini (Finnish): wall showcase

Definitions

  1. wall showcase

Ancestry of “seinävitriini”, step by step

seinävitriini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seinä

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

via Finnish vitriini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitriinishowcase, vitrine
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