Where does “halva” come from?

halva (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.

halva (Ingrian): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “halva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*halpa—
2Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salwaz →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *halpa →
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