Where does “siirtolava” come from?
siirtolava (Finnish) comes from Finnish lava, from Proto-Finnic lava, from Proto-Baltic lā́ˀwāˀ.
siirtolava (Finnish): Synonym of vaihtolava
Ancestry of “siirtolava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lava | bed; platform; stage |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lava | — |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | lā́ˀwāˀ | — |