Where does “naurisvaras” come from?

naurisvaras (Finnish) comes from Finnish varas, from Proto-Finnic vargas, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

naurisvaras (Finnish): small-time thief

Definitions

  1. small-time thief

Ancestry of “naurisvaras”, step by step

naurisvaras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarasthief
2Proto-Finnicvargasthief
3Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish nauris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauristurnip
2Proto-Finnicnakristurnip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →