Where does “keskivarvas” come from?

keskivarvas (Finnish) comes from Finnish varvas, from Proto-Finnic varbas, from Proto-Finnic varpa — thin stick, twig.

keskivarvas (Finnish): middle toe third toe from medial to lateral

Definitions

  1. middle toe third toe from medial to lateral

Ancestry of “keskivarvas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarvastoe
2Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Finnic varpa →Every word from Proto-Finnic varbas →Every word from Finnish varvas →