Where does “kurjenpolvi” come from?

kurjenpolvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish polvi, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

kurjenpolvi (Finnish): cranesbill, geranium

Definitions

  1. cranesbill, geranium

Ancestry of “kurjenpolvi”, step by step

kurjenpolvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee

via Finnish kurjen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkurjenGenitive singular form of kurki; crane's

Words derived from “kurjenpolvi”

Every word from Proto-Uralic polwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic polvi →Every word from Finnish polvi →
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