Where does “hoikkasäärinen” come from?

hoikkasäärinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoikka, from Proto-Finnic hoikka — slim, thin, slender.

hoikkasäärinen (Finnish): slender-legged

Definitions

  1. slender-legged

Ancestry of “hoikkasäärinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoikkaslim; lean
2Proto-Finnichoikkaslim, thin, slender
Every word from Proto-Finnic hoikkaEvery word from Finnish hoikka
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