Where does “savikehvel” come from?

savikehvel (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian savi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sauvi.

savikehvel (Ingrian): bar of clay

Definitions

  1. bar of clay

Ancestry of “savikehvel”, step by step

savikehvel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian savi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansaviclay
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sauvi—

via Ingrian kehvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankehvelridge, bar
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sauvi →Every word from Ingrian savi →