Where does “pihtipolvi” come from?
pihtipolvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish polvi, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.
pihtipolvi (Finnish): knock knee, genu valgum
Ancestry of “pihtipolvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | polvi | knee; stifle; hitch |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | polvi | knee |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | polwe | knee |
Words derived from “pihtipolvi”