Where does “niisivarpa” come from?

niisivarpa (Finnish) comes from Finnish niisi, from Proto-Finnic niici, from Proto-Finnic niiti.

niisivarpa (Finnish): Same as "niisivarsi"

Definitions

  1. Same as "niisivarsi"

Ancestry of “niisivarpa”, step by step

niisivarpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniisiheddle, heald; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicniiciheddle
3Proto-Finnicniiti—

via Finnish varpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarpathin wooden stick or rod; twig
2Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Finnic niiti →Every word from Proto-Finnic niici →Every word from Finnish niisi →