Where does “keskisormi” come from?

keskisormi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sormi, from Proto-Finnic sormi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme.

keskisormi (Finnish): middle finger

Definitions

  1. middle finger

Ancestry of “keskisormi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme →Every word from Proto-Finnic sormi →Every word from Finnish sormi →
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