Where does “kantavartalo” come from?
kantavartalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish vartalo, from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.
kantavartalo (Finnish): base stem, root
Ancestry of “kantavartalo”, step by step
kantavartalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vartalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vartalo | body, torso; stem; style |
| 2 | Finnish | varsi | stalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | varci | stalk of a plant |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | warte | — |
via Finnish kanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanta | stem; position, opinion, point of view, account;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kanta | heel |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kanta | — |