Where does “ylävokaali” come from?
ylävokaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish vokaali, from Swedish vokal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
ylävokaali (Finnish): close vowel; high vowel
Ancestry of “ylävokaali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vokaali | vowel |
| 2 | Swedish | vokal | vocal, using the voice; vocal; a vowel |
| 3 | Latin | vōcālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |