Where does “vallihauta” come from?

vallihauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valli, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

vallihauta (Finnish): moat

Definitions

  1. moat

Ancestry of “vallihauta”, step by step

vallihauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalliembankment, bank; dike; cushion, rail, rail...
2FrankishWalhaforeigners, Romans, Celts
3Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
4LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
5Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Finnish hauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →