Where does “joenvarsi” come from?

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

joenvarsi (Finnish): Alternative form of jokivarsi

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jokivarsi

Ancestry of “joenvarsi”, step by step

joenvarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokiriver
2Finnishsokeusblindness
3Finnishsokeablind
4Proto-Finnicsokedablind

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte
Every word from Proto-Finnic sokedaEvery word from Finnish sokeaEvery word from Finnish sokeus