Where does “joenäyräs” come from?

joenäyräs (Finnish) comes from Finnish joki, from Finnish sokeus, from Finnish sokea, from Proto-Finnic sokeda — blind.

joenäyräs (Finnish): river bank

Definitions

  1. river bank

Ancestry of “joenäyräs”, step by step

joenäyräs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokiriver
2Finnishsokeusblindness
3Finnishsokeablind
4Proto-Finnicsokedablind

via Finnish äyräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäyräsbank edge of river or lake, especially a steep one
2Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Finnic sokeda →Every word from Finnish sokea →Every word from Finnish sokeus →