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
- Venomous viper species, "Vipera berus"
Ancestry of “kyykäärme”, step by step