Where does “rokotusarpi” come from?

rokotusarpi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokotus, from Finnish rokottaa, from Finnish rokko, from Finnish nokkosrokko, from Finnish nokkonen, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.

rokotusarpi (Finnish): vaccination mark

Definitions

  1. vaccination mark

Ancestry of “rokotusarpi”, step by step

rokotusarpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rokotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrokotusvaccination
2FinnishrokottaaTo vaccinate, inoculate
3Finnishrokkopock; pox; used of some plant diseases which...
4Finnishnokkosrokkourticaria
5Finnishnokkonennettle; stinging nettle
6Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
7Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish arpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharpiscar
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*arpi
3Proto-Germanicarwazready, fast; scar
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHerwos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Finnic nokkaEvery word from Finnish nokkaEvery word from Finnish rokko
rokotusarpi — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer