Where does “niisivarsi” come from?

niisivarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

niisivarsi (Finnish): A shaft from which heddles are suspended in a...

Definitions

  1. A shaft from which heddles are suspended in a...

Ancestry of “niisivarsi”, step by step

niisivarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish niisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniisiheddle, heald; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicniiciheddle
3Proto-Finnicniiti—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →