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Where does “Varis” come from?

Varis (Finnish) comes from Finnish varis, from Proto-Finnic varis, from Proto-Uralic warᴈ — crow.

Ancestry of “Varis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarishooded crow, grey crow, "Corvus cornix"; corvid,...
2Proto-Finnicvaris—
3Proto-Uralicwarᴈcrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic warᴈ →