Where does “maitokäärme” come from?

maitokäärme (Finnish) comes from Finnish käärme, from Proto-Finnic kärmeh, from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

maitokäärme (Finnish): milk snake, "Lampropeltis triangulum" or any of...

Definitions

milk snake, "Lampropeltis triangulum" or any of...

Ancestry of “maitokäärme”, step by step

maitokäärme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käärme

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	käärme	snake
2	Proto-Finnic	kärmeh	snake
3	Proto-Finnic	kärmeš	—
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	kr̥mis	worm
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷŕ̥mis	worm

via Finnish maito

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	maito	milk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2	Proto-Finnic	maito	milk
3	Proto-Uralic	majδ̕ɜ	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärmeš →