Where does “myrkkytarhakäärme” come from?
myrkkytarhakäärme (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarhakäärme, from Finnish käärme, from Proto-Finnic kärmeh, from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
myrkkytarhakäärme (Finnish): taipan
Ancestry of “myrkkytarhakäärme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tarhakäärme | colubrid; Synonym of rantakäärme , "Natrix... |
| 2 | Finnish | käärme | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kärmeh | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kärmeš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kr̥mis | worm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |