Where does “peukalovarvas” come from?

peukalovarvas (Finnish) comes from Finnish varvas, from Proto-Finnic varbas, from Proto-Finnic varpa — thin stick, twig.

peukalovarvas (Finnish): big toe

Definitions

  1. big toe

Ancestry of “peukalovarvas”, step by step

peukalovarvas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarvastoe
2Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig

via Finnish peukalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeukalothumb
Every word from Proto-Finnic varpa →Every word from Proto-Finnic varbas →Every word from Finnish varvas →