Where does “sikiökalvo” come from?

sikiökalvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish sikiö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

sikiökalvo (Finnish): A fetal membrane

Definitions

  1. A fetal membrane

Ancestry of “sikiökalvo”, step by step

sikiökalvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sikiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsikiöfetus/foetus; young child
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish kalvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvofilm; membrane; diaphragm
2Proto-Finnickalvomembrane
3Proto-Uralickaĺwɜmembrane
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish sikiö →