Where does “tinanvalu” come from?
tinanvalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish valu, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
tinanvalu (Finnish): casting tin
Ancestry of “tinanvalu”, step by step
tinanvalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valu | cast; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |
via Finnish tina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tina | tin; pewter |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tina | tin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |