Where does “miehenkorvike” come from?

miehenkorvike (Finnish) comes from Finnish korvike, from Finnish korvata, from Finnish korva, from Proto-Finnic korva — ear; side part; handle.

miehenkorvike (Finnish): rubber jar gripper piece of rubber, silicone, or rubbery plastic used to get a better grip of a tightly closed jar lid

Definitions

  1. rubber jar gripper piece of rubber, silicone, or rubbery plastic used to get a better grip of a tightly closed jar lid

Ancestry of “miehenkorvike”, step by step

miehenkorvike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korvike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvikesubstitute; Short for kahvinkorvike
2Finnishkorvatato replace, take the place of; to pay...
3Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
4Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finnic korva →Every word from Finnish korva →Every word from Finnish korvata →