Where does “geenivarat” come from?

geenivarat (Finnish) comes from Finnish geeni, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ancestry of “geenivarat”, step by step

geenivarat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish geeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgeenigene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →