Where does “höyhensarja” come from?

höyhensarja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sarja, from Proto-Finnic sarja, from Proto-Finno-Permic śarja — lath, batten, bar.

höyhensarja (Finnish): featherweight

Definitions

  1. featherweight

Ancestry of “höyhensarja”, step by step

höyhensarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sarja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarjaseries; chain, sequence, succession, train; set
2Proto-Finnicsarjarow of laths or battens; a board made of laths
3Proto-Finno-Permicśarjalath, batten, bar

via Finnish höyhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyhenfeather
2Proto-Finnicheühenfeather

Words derived from “höyhensarja”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śarja →Every word from Proto-Finnic sarja →Every word from Finnish sarja →