Where does “pyrstökäs” come from?

pyrstökäs (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.

pyrstökäs (Finnish): larvacean

Definitions

  1. larvacean

Ancestry of “pyrstökäs”, step by step

pyrstökäs 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 kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
2Finnishkatso!look!
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →