Where does “härmä” come from?

härmä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic härmä, from Proto-Finnic šärmä — strip, shred.

härmä (Finnish): hoarfrost; Synonym of härmätauti

Definitions

  1. hoarfrost; Synonym of härmätauti

Ancestry of “härmä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichärmähoarfrost
2Proto-Finnicšärmästrip, shred
Every word from Proto-Finnic šärmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic härmä →