Where does “pottuvarvas” come from?

pottuvarvas (Finnish) comes from Finnish pottu, from Finnish potaatti, from Swedish potatis, from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

pottuvarvas (Finnish): big toe

Definitions

  1. big toe

Ancestry of “pottuvarvas”, step by step

pottuvarvas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pottu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpottupotato, spud; potty; bottle, especially one of...
2Finnishpotaattipotato
3Swedishpotatispotato
4Englishpotatoesplural of potato
5Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
6Taínobatatasweet potato

via Finnish varvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarvastoe
2Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potatoes →