Where does “hoikkavartaloinen” come from?

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

hoikkavartaloinen (Finnish): slender-bodied, slim-bodied

Definitions

  1. slender-bodied, slim-bodied

Ancestry of “hoikkavartaloinen”, step by step

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