Where does “mustavaris” come from?
mustavaris (Finnish) comes from Finnish varis, from Proto-Finnic varis, from Proto-Uralic warᴈ — crow.
mustavaris (Finnish): rook
Ancestry of “mustavaris”, step by step
mustavaris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish varis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varis | hooded crow, grey crow, "Corvus cornix"; corvid,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | varis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | warᴈ | crow |
via Finnish musta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | musta | black; black horse; Elative singular form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |