Where does “mineraalivara” come from?

mineraalivara (Finnish) comes from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

mineraalivara (Finnish): mineral resource

Definitions

  1. mineral resource

Ancestry of “mineraalivara”, step by step

mineraalivara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish mineraali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmineraalimineral
2Swedishmineralmineral
3Latinmineralemineral, ore, mine; nominative neuter singular of...
4Latinmineria—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warō →