Where does “käärmemäisesti” come from?
käärmemäisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish käärmemäinen, from Finnish käärme, from Proto-Finnic kärmeh, from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
käärmemäisesti (Finnish): In a snakelike way
Definitions
- In a snakelike way
Ancestry of “käärmemäisesti”, step by step
käärmemäisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käärmemäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käärmemäinen | snakelike, serpentine, ophidian |
| 2 | Finnish | käärme | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kärmeh | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kärmeš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kr̥mis | worm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |