Where does “maaselkärankainen” come from?

maaselkärankainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkäranka, from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

maaselkärankainen (Finnish): A tetrapod

Definitions

  1. A tetrapod

Ancestry of “maaselkärankainen”, step by step

maaselkärankainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkäranka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkärankabackbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column;...
2Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
3Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
4Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →