Where does “vauvavoide” come from?

vauvavoide (Finnish) comes from Finnish voide, from Proto-Finnic voidek — ointment, salve.

vauvavoide (Finnish): baby cream

Definitions

  1. baby cream

Ancestry of “vauvavoide”, step by step

vauvavoide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoideointment, salve; lotion, cream
2Proto-Finnicvoidekointment, salve

via Finnish vauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauvababy; a baby animal
Every word from Proto-Finnic voidek →