Where does “kuivavara” come from?

kuivavara (Finnish) comes from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

kuivavara (Finnish): freeboard the distance between the water level and the top of something containing or restraining a body of water; e.g. of a ditch, the distance between the water level and ground level

Definitions

  1. freeboard the distance between the water level and the top of something containing or restraining a body of water; e.g. of a ditch, the distance between the water level and ground level

Ancestry of “kuivavara”, step by step

kuivavara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish kuiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivadry; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnickuivadry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warō →