Where does “kyyryselkäinen” come from?

kyyryselkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyyryselkä, from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

kyyryselkäinen (Finnish): hunchbacked

Definitions

  1. hunchbacked

Ancestry of “kyyryselkäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyryselkähunchback
2Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
3Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
4Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →