Where does “hiirenvirna” come from?

hiirenvirna (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

hiirenvirna (Finnish): tufted vetch

Definitions

  1. tufted vetch

Ancestry of “hiirenvirna”, step by step

hiirenvirna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Finnish virna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirnavetch, tare
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Finnish hiiri →