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Where does “rannenivel” come from?

rannenivel (Finnish) comes from Finnish ranne, from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

rannenivel (Finnish): any of the joints of the wrist, or those joints...

Definitions

  1. any of the joints of the wrist, or those joints...

Ancestry of “rannenivel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrannewrist
2FinnishRanta—
3Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
4Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
5Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
6Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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