Where does “puronvarsi” come from?

puronvarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

puronvarsi (Finnish): the side of a brook or creek

Definitions

  1. the side of a brook or creek

Ancestry of “puronvarsi”, step by step

puronvarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish puro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurostreamlet, brook, creek
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →