Where does “kyynärvarsi” come from?

kyynärvarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

kyynärvarsi (Finnish): forearm

Definitions

  1. forearm

Ancestry of “kyynärvarsi”, step by step

kyynärvarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish kyynärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyynäräelbow, forearm; a traditional measure of length...
2Proto-Uralicküńäelbow
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →