Where does “kaarevuus” come from?

kaarevuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaareva, from Finnish kaari, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

kaarevuus (Finnish): curvature

Definitions

  1. curvature

Ancestry of “kaarevuus”, step by step

kaarevuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaareva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaarevabent, curved; not straight
2Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
3Proto-Finnickaaricurve
4Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “kaarevuus”

Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →