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

Definitions

  1. knock knee, genu valgum

Ancestry of “pihtipolvi”, step by step

pihtipolvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee

via Finnish pihti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
2Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
3Proto-Finno-Permicpište—

Words derived from “pihtipolvi”

Every word from Proto-Uralic polwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic polvi →Every word from Finnish polvi →