Where does “сукновальня” come from?
сукновальня (Russian) comes from Russian сукно́, from Proto-Slavic sukno — cloth, broadcloth.
сукновальня (Russian): fullery, fulling mill
Definitions
- fullery, fulling mill
Ancestry of “сукновальня”, step by step
сукновальня traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сукно́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сукно́ | broadcloth |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sukno | cloth, broadcloth |
via Russian валя́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | валя́ть | to roll; to felt, to make out of felt or wool |