Where does “pyrstöevä” come from?

pyrstöevä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyrstö, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

pyrstöevä (Finnish): tailfin, caudal fin

Definitions

  1. tailfin, caudal fin

Ancestry of “pyrstöevä”, step by step

pyrstöevä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyrstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrstötail
2Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
3Proto-Germanicbʰurstís
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish evä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheväfin
2Proto-Finniceväfin (appendage of a fish)
3Proto-Uralicewäfin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís
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