Where does “käärmemäinen” come from?

käärmemäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish käärme, from Proto-Finnic kärmeh, from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

käärmemäinen (Finnish): snakelike, serpentine, ophidian

Definitions

  1. snakelike, serpentine, ophidian

Ancestry of “käärmemäinen”, step by step

käärmemäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käärme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäärmesnake
2Proto-Finnickärmehsnake
3Proto-Finnickärmeš—
4Proto-Balto-Slavickr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Finnish mainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainenworldly
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “käärmemäinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärmeš →