Where does “kyykäärme” come from?

kyykäärme (Finnish) comes from Finnish käärme, from Proto-Finnic kärmeh, from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

kyykäärme (Finnish): Venomous viper species, "Vipera berus"

Definitions

  1. Venomous viper species, "Vipera berus"

Ancestry of “kyykäärme”, step by step

kyykäärme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käärme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäärmesnake
2Proto-Finnickärmehsnake
3Proto-Finnickärmeš—
4Proto-Balto-Slavickr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Finnish kyy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyycommon European viper; viper
2Proto-Finnicküüviper
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärmeš →