Where does “kuivaharjaus” come from?

kuivaharjaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish harjaus, from Finnish harjata, from Proto-Finnic harjat'ak, from Proto-Finnic harja, from Proto-Finnic šarja — row of laths or battens; a board made of laths.

kuivaharjaus (Finnish): dry brushing

Definitions

  1. dry brushing

Ancestry of “kuivaharjaus”, step by step

kuivaharjaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harjaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjausbrush, brushing
2Finnishharjatato brush; to bash up, beat up, fight
3Proto-Finnicharjat'akto brush, to comb
4Proto-Finnicharjatuft; crest; mane
5Proto-Finnicšarjarow of laths or battens; a board made of laths

via Finnish kuiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivadry; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnickuivadry
Every word from Proto-Finnic šarja →Every word from Proto-Finnic harja →Every word from Proto-Finnic harjat'ak →