Where does “silavaljaat” come from?

silavaljaat (Finnish) comes from Finnish valjaat, from Proto-Finnic valjas — harness, bridle.

silavaljaat (Finnish): a collar-and-hames harness; a harness consisting primarily of a collar/hames, harness saddle, bellyband and crupper

Definitions

  1. a collar-and-hames harness; a harness consisting primarily of a collar/hames, harness saddle, bellyband and crupper

Ancestry of “silavaljaat”, step by step

silavaljaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valjaat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaljaatharness
2Proto-Finnicvaljasharness, bridle

via Finnish sila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilaharness saddle
Every word from Proto-Finnic valjasEvery word from Finnish valjaat