Where does “kieroselkäinen” come from?

kieroselkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

kieroselkäinen (Finnish): with a crooked back

Definitions

  1. with a crooked back

Ancestry of “kieroselkäinen”, step by step

kieroselkäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish kiero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierocrooked, twisted; devious; cunning, sly
2Proto-Finnickeerotwisted, bent

Words derived from “kieroselkäinen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →