Where does “suomugrafiittivalurauta” come from?
suomugrafiittivalurauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valurauta, from Finnish valu, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
suomugrafiittivalurauta (Finnish): grey cast iron
Definitions
- grey cast iron
Ancestry of “suomugrafiittivalurauta”, step by step
suomugrafiittivalurauta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valurauta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valurauta | cast iron |
| 2 | Finnish | valu | cast; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 3 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |
via Finnish suomu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suomu | scale |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | soomu | scale |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śëme | scale |
via Finnish grafiitti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | grafiitti | graphite |