Where does “kantasormus” come from?

kantasormus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

kantasormus (Finnish): signet ring

Definitions

  1. signet ring

Ancestry of “kantasormus”, step by step

kantasormus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

via Finnish sormus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormusring
2Proto-Finnicsormusring (finger ring)
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kanta →Every word from Finnish kanta →