Where does “talvisota” come from?
talvisota (Finnish) comes from Finnish talvi, from Proto-Finnic talvi, from Proto-Uralic tälwä — winter.
talvisota (Finnish): Winter War
Ancestry of “talvisota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talvi | winter |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | talvi | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tälwä | winter |