Where does “väliseinäranka” come from?

väliseinäranka (Finnish) comes from Finnish väliseinä, from Finnish väli-, from Finnish väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

väliseinäranka (Finnish): interior wall profile, partition wall profile

Definitions

  1. interior wall profile, partition wall profile

Ancestry of “väliseinäranka”, step by step

väliseinäranka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väliseinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväliseinädividing wall; septum
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Finnish ranka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrankapole; stalk; spine
2Proto-Finnicranka—
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Finnish väli →Every word from Finnish väli- →