Where does “polviorsi” come from?

polviorsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish polvi, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

polviorsi (Finnish): chevron

Definitions

  1. chevron

Ancestry of “polviorsi”, step by step

polviorsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polvi

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

via Finnish orsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorsia wooden beam or bar on which objects, such as tools, are hung from when they are not used
Every word from Proto-Uralic polwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic polvi →Every word from Finnish polvi →