Where does “vuolukerma” come from?

vuolukerma (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuolu, from Finnish vuolla, from Proto-Finnic vooldak, from Proto-Uralic *wale- — to carve.

vuolukerma (Finnish): smetana

Definitions

  1. smetana

Ancestry of “vuolukerma”, step by step

vuolukerma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuolu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuolucarving
2Finnishvuollato carve; Adessive singular form of vuo
3Proto-Finnicvooldakto sharpen; to carve
4Proto-Uralic*wale-to carve

via Finnish kerma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkermacream; the cream; kerma
2EnglishkermaThe sum of the initial kinetic energies of all...
Every word from Proto-Uralic *wale-Every word from Proto-Finnic vooldakEvery word from Finnish vuolla