Where does “kyyryselkä” come from?
kyyryselkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.
kyyryselkä (Finnish): hunchback
Ancestry of “kyyryselkä”, step by step
kyyryselkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish selkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selkä | back; ridge, spine; watershed area |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | selkä | back; ridge |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śelkä | — |
via Finnish kyyry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyyry | hunch, hunched position |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
Words derived from “kyyryselkä”