Where does “alavartalo” come from?

alavartalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish vartalo, from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

alavartalo (Finnish): lower body

Definitions

  1. lower body

Ancestry of “alavartalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvartalobody, torso; stem; style
2Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
3Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Permicwarte

Words derived from “alavartalo

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warteEvery word from Proto-Finnic varciEvery word from Finnish varsi
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