Where does “kiiltäväkarvainen” come from?

kiiltäväkarvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

kiiltäväkarvainen (Finnish): shiny-haired

Definitions

  1. shiny-haired

Ancestry of “kiiltäväkarvainen”, step by step

kiiltäväkarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish kiiltävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiiltäväshining, gleaming, glossy, lustrous, burnished
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →