Where does “käärmetyräkki” come from?
käärmetyräkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish käärme, from Proto-Finnic kärmeh, from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
käärmetyräkki (Finnish): naked lady, milk bush, pencil tree
Definitions
- naked lady, milk bush, pencil tree
Ancestry of “käärmetyräkki”, step by step
käärmetyräkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käärme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käärme | snake |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärmeh | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kärmeš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kr̥mis | worm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
via Finnish tyräkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyräkki | spurge |