Where does “uurnaholvi” come from?

uurnaholvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish uurna, from Swedish urna — urn.

uurnaholvi (Finnish): columbarium, cinerarium place for storage of cinerary urns

Definitions

  1. columbarium, cinerarium place for storage of cinerary urns

Ancestry of “uurnaholvi”, step by step

uurnaholvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uurna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuurnaAn urn, casket
2Swedishurnaurn

via Finnish holvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishholvivault; fornix
2SwedishhvalfObsolete spelling of valv; vault
Every word from Swedish urna →Every word from Finnish uurna →