Where does “kiduskaari” come from?

kiduskaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaari, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

kiduskaari (Finnish): branchial arch, gill arch

Definitions

  1. branchial arch, gill arch

Ancestry of “kiduskaari”, step by step

kiduskaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish kidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkidusgill
2Finnishkitamouth; throat, pharynx
3Proto-Finnickitathroat, pharynx, mouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →