Where does “köyryselkä” come from?

köyryselkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

köyryselkä (Finnish): crookback, humpback

Definitions

  1. crookback, humpback

Ancestry of “köyryselkä”, step by step

köyryselkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish köyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköyrycrooked, hunched, humped

Words derived from “köyryselkä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →