Where does “varbaküüs” come from?

varbaküüs (Estonian) comes from Estonian varvas, from Proto-Finnic varbas, from Proto-Finnic varpa — thin stick, twig.

varbaküüs (Estonian): toenail

Definitions

  1. toenail

Ancestry of “varbaküüs”, step by step

varbaküüs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian varvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvarvastoe; inessive singular of varb
2Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig

via Estonian küüs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianküüsnail; claw; talon
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Finnic varpa →Every word from Proto-Finnic varbas →Every word from Estonian varvas →
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