Where does “valukouru” come from?

valukouru (Finnish) comes from Finnish valu, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.

valukouru (Finnish): sow

Definitions

  1. sow

Ancestry of “valukouru”, step by step

valukouru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalucast; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
3Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
4Proto-Finno-Permicwala-—

via Finnish kouru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkouruchute, gutter
2Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
3Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic valadak →Every word from Finnish valaa →