Where does “kyynärsauva” come from?

kyynärsauva (Finnish) comes from Finnish sauva, from Proto-Finnic sauva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śawŋa.

kyynärsauva (Finnish): crutch mobility aid

Definitions

  1. crutch mobility aid

Ancestry of “kyynärsauva”, step by step

kyynärsauva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—

via Finnish kyynärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyynäräelbow, forearm; a traditional measure of length...
2Proto-Uralicküńäelbow
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