Where does “viilu” come from?

viilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viillä, from Proto-Finnic viildäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic vije- — to cut.

viilu (Finnish): veneer thin decorative covering of finewood applied to coarser wood or other material

Definitions

  1. veneer thin decorative covering of finewood applied to coarser wood or other material

Ancestry of “viilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviillä—
2Proto-Finnicviildäkto cut, to slit
3Proto-Finno-Permicvije-to cut

Words derived from “viilu”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic vije- →Every word from Proto-Finnic viildäk →Every word from Finnish viillä →