Where does “vuolurauta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vuolurauta”, step by step

vuolurauta 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 rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Uralic *wale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vooldak →Every word from Finnish vuolla →