Where does “myrkkykäärme” come from?

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

myrkkykäärme (Finnish): venomous snake

Definitions

  1. venomous snake

Ancestry of “myrkkykäärme”, step by step

myrkkykäärme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käärme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäärmesnake
2Proto-Finnickärmehsnake
3Proto-Finnickärmeš—
4Proto-Balto-Slavickr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärmeš →