Where does “kaarisolki” come from?

kaarisolki (Finnish) comes from Finnish solki, from Finnish solisvaltimo, from Finnish valtimo, from Finnish valta- — main, principal.

kaarisolki (Finnish): a brooch with a bow-like arc

Definitions

  1. a brooch with a bow-like arc

Ancestry of “kaarisolki”, step by step

kaarisolki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolkibuckle, clasp; fibula, brooch, clasp
2Finnishsolisvaltimosubclavian artery
3Finnishvaltimoartery
4Finnishvalta-main, principal

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Finnish valta- →
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