Where does “köyryselkäinen” come from?

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

köyryselkäinen (Finnish): hunch-backed

Definitions

  1. hunch-backed

Ancestry of “köyryselkäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköyryselkäcrookback, humpback
2Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
3Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
4Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →