Where does “hentojäseninen” come from?

hentojäseninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäsen, from Proto-Finno-Permic jäsene.

hentojäseninen (Finnish): graceful, with graceful limbs

Definitions

  1. graceful, with graceful limbs

Ancestry of “hentojäseninen”, step by step

hentojäseninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jäsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäsenlimb, member; member; Synonym of termi
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäsene—

via Finnish hento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhentodelicate, fragile
2Proto-Finnichento—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jäsene →Every word from Finnish jäsen →