Where does “harvuinen” come from?

harvuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish harvuus, from Finnish harva, from Proto-Finnic harva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šorwa.

harvuinen (Finnish): sparse; of a certain sparsity

Definitions

  1. sparse; of a certain sparsity

Ancestry of “harvuinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharvuussparsity
2Finnishharvainfrequent, sparse; thin; loose
3Proto-Finnicharvasparse
4Proto-Finno-Ugricšorwa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šorwa →Every word from Proto-Finnic harva →Every word from Finnish harva →