Where does “juurikarva” come from?

juurikarva (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

juurikarva (Finnish): root hair

Definitions

  1. root hair

Ancestry of “juurikarva”, step by step

juurikarva traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish juuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuuriroot; Short for taikinajuuri; a zero of a...
2Proto-Finnicjuuriroot
3Proto-Finno-Permicjure—

via Ingrian karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankarvahair
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →