Where does “kitapurje” come from?

kitapurje (Finnish) comes from Finnish purje, from Proto-Finnic purjeh, from Proto-Germanic buriz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

kitapurje (Finnish): velum, soft palate

Definitions

  1. velum, soft palate

Ancestry of “kitapurje”, step by step

kitapurje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurjesail; rag, sheet
2Proto-Finnicpurjehsail
3Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Finnish kita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitamouth; throat, pharynx
2Proto-Finnickitathroat, pharynx, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →Every word from Proto-Finnic purjeh →