Where does “pavunvarsi” come from?

pavunvarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish papu, from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

pavunvarsi (Finnish): beanstalk

Definitions

  1. beanstalk

Ancestry of “pavunvarsi”, step by step

pavunvarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish papu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpapubean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps
2Proto-Finnicpapubean
3Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъEvery word from Proto-Finnic papu