Where does “harmaavarpunen” come from?
harmaavarpunen (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.
harmaavarpunen (Finnish): a drab or bland person, especially a woman
Definitions
- a drab or bland person, especially a woman
Ancestry of “harmaavarpunen”, step by step
harmaavarpunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harmaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmaa | grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | harmaga | grey, gray |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | śirˀmas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥-m-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Finnish varpunen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varpunen | sparrow; passerine, sparrow |