Where does “vauvamaha” come from?

vauvamaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish maha, from Proto-Finnic maha — stomach, belly.

vauvamaha (Finnish): baby bump

Definitions

  1. baby bump

Ancestry of “vauvamaha”, step by step

vauvamaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly

via Finnish vauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauvababy; a baby animal
Every word from Proto-Finnic mahaEvery word from Finnish maha