Where does “kapealiuskainen” come from?

kapealiuskainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapea, from Proto-Finnic kapeda.

kapealiuskainen (Finnish): laciniate

Definitions

  1. laciniate

Ancestry of “kapealiuskainen”, step by step

kapealiuskainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kapea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapeanarrow
2Proto-Finnickapeda

via Finnish liuska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliuskasheet, strip
Every word from Proto-Finnic kapedaEvery word from Finnish kapea