Where does “ruuvikara” come from?

ruuvikara (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuvi, from Middle Low German schrūve, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

ruuvikara (Finnish): screw spindle

Definitions

  1. screw spindle

Ancestry of “ruuvikara”, step by step

ruuvikara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Finnish kara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaraa dried branch, rib of a leaf or other similar...
2Proto-Finnickara—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Middle Low German schrūve →Every word from Finnish ruuvi →