Where does “kierreharja” come from?

kierreharja (Finnish) comes from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kierreharja (Finnish): corkscrew wand a type of mascara wand

Definitions

  1. corkscrew wand a type of mascara wand

Ancestry of “kierreharja”, step by step

kierreharja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
2RussianХаритон—
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kierre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierrethread; worm; helix; whirl, spiral
2Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
3Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
4Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
5Proto-Uralickerä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →