Where does “mustikanvarpu” come from?
mustikanvarpu (Finnish) comes from Finnish varpu, from Proto-Finnic varpu, from Proto-Finnic varpa — thin stick, twig.
mustikanvarpu (Finnish): bilberry shrub
Ancestry of “mustikanvarpu”, step by step
mustikanvarpu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish varpu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varpu | twig, bare twig; shrub |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | varpu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | varpa | thin stick, twig |
via Finnish mustikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mustikka | bilberry, "Vaccinium myrtillus"; a common shrub... |
| 2 | Finnish | musta | black; black horse; Elative singular form of... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |