Where does “käyrätorvi” come from?
käyrätorvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish käyrä, from Proto-Finnic käkrä, from Proto-Germanic hagrō.
käyrätorvi (Finnish): horn, French horn
Ancestry of “käyrätorvi”, step by step
käyrätorvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käyrä | crooked; curve; plot, graph, diagram |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | käkrä | bent, crooked |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hagrō | — |
via Finnish torvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | torvi | horn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | torvi | horn; tube, pipe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
Words derived from “käyrätorvi”