Where does “karvastella” come from?

karvastella (Finnish) comes from Finnish karvastaa, from Finnish karvas, from Proto-Finnic karvas, from Proto-Germanic harwaz.

karvastella (Finnish): to smart, to sting, to burn

Definitions

  1. to smart, to sting, to burn

Ancestry of “karvastella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvastaa
2Finnishkarvasbitter; a type of boat used to drag a seine
3Proto-Finnickarvasbitter
4Proto-Germanicharwaz

Words derived from “karvastella

Every word from Proto-Germanic harwazEvery word from Proto-Finnic karvasEvery word from Finnish karvas
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