Where does “vakoväli” come from?

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

vakoväli (Finnish): furrow spacing

Definitions

  1. furrow spacing

Ancestry of “vakoväli”, step by step

vakoväli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Finnish vako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakofurrow; cleft
2Proto-Finnicvakofurrow
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Finnish väli →