Where does “harmaahapsinen” come from?

harmaahapsinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish harmaa, from Proto-Finnic harmaga, from Proto-Baltic śirˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

harmaahapsinen (Finnish): gray-haired

Definitions

  1. gray-haired

Ancestry of “harmaahapsinen”, step by step

harmaahapsinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harmaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharmaagrey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The...
2Proto-Finnicharmagagrey, gray
3Proto-Balticśirˀmas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish hapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhapsiA single hair, especially a grey hair of an...
2Proto-Finnichapcihair
3Proto-Uralicëptehair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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