Where does “polvinivel” come from?

polvinivel (Finnish) comes from Finnish nivel, from Finnish niveljalkainen, from New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

polvinivel (Finnish): knee joint

Definitions

  1. knee joint

Ancestry of “polvinivel”, step by step

polvinivel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nivel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniveljoint; articulation
2FinnishniveljalkainenAn arthropod
3New LatinArthropoda
4Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
5Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
6Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
7Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -σκωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω
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