Where does “kourasuoninen” come from?

kourasuoninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoni, from Proto-Finnic sooni, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

kourasuoninen (Finnish): palmate, palmately veined

Definitions

  1. palmate, palmately veined

Ancestry of “kourasuoninen”, step by step

kourasuoninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew

via Finnish koura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkourafist; grapple, grab
2Proto-Finnickoprahollow of the hand
Every word from Proto-Uralic sëne →Every word from Proto-Finnic sooni →Every word from Finnish suoni →
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