Where does “eri tavoin” come from?

eri tavoin (Finnish) comes from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

eri tavoin (Finnish): in various ways

Definitions

  1. in various ways

Ancestry of “eri tavoin”, step by step

eri tavoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei →Every word from Finnish eri →