Where does “rivijäsen” come from?

rivijäsen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäsen, from Proto-Finno-Permic jäsene.

rivijäsen (Finnish): rank-and-filer

Definitions

  1. rank-and-filer

Ancestry of “rivijäsen”, step by step

rivijäsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jäsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäsenlimb, member; member; Synonym of termi
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäsene—

via Finnish rivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrivirow, line; line; rank
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jäsene →Every word from Finnish jäsen →