Where does “väliovi” come from?

väliovi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ovi, from Proto-Finnic ovi, from Proto-Uralic owe — door.

väliovi (Finnish): a door between two indoor spaces, more specifically one splitting a space into two

Definitions

  1. a door between two indoor spaces, more specifically one splitting a space into two

Ancestry of “väliovi”, step by step

väliovi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Uralic owe →Every word from Proto-Finnic ovi →Every word from Finnish ovi →