Where does “hevosenkenkäkaari” come from?

hevosenkenkäkaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevosenkenkä, from Finnish hevonen, from Proto-Finnic hepoinen, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

hevosenkenkäkaari (Finnish): horseshoe arch

Definitions

  1. horseshoe arch

Ancestry of “hevosenkenkäkaari”, step by step

hevosenkenkäkaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hevosenkenkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhevosenkenkäA horseshoe
2Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
3Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
4Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Proto-Finnic -inen →Every word from Proto-Finnic hepoinen →Every word from Finnish hevonen →