Where does “nokivaris” come from?

nokivaris (Finnish) comes from Finnish varis, from Proto-Finnic varis, from Proto-Uralic warᴈ — crow.

nokivaris (Finnish): carrion crow

Definitions

  1. carrion crow

Ancestry of “nokivaris”, step by step

nokivaris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarishooded crow, grey crow, "Corvus cornix"; corvid,...
2Proto-Finnicvaris—
3Proto-Uralicwarᴈcrow

via Finnish noki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokisoot; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnicnokisoot
Every word from Proto-Uralic warᴈ →Every word from Proto-Finnic varis →Every word from Finnish varis →