Where does “välilevy” come from?

välilevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish levy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

välilevy (Finnish): intervertebral disc; short for nikamavälilevy;...

Definitions

  1. intervertebral disc; short for nikamavälilevy;...

Ancestry of “välilevy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Words derived from “välilevy”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish levy →