Where does “kyttyräselkä” come from?

kyttyräselkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

kyttyräselkä (Finnish): humpback

Definitions

  1. humpback

Ancestry of “kyttyräselkä”, step by step

kyttyräselkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish kyttyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyttyrähump

Words derived from “kyttyräselkä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →