Where does “vahavalu” come from?
vahavalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish valu, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
vahavalu (Finnish): lost wax, lost-wax casting
Definitions
- lost wax, lost-wax casting
Ancestry of “vahavalu”, step by step
vahavalu 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 vähä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähä | the little; little, few, scarce |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vähä | small amount, little |