Where does “säärivarsi” come from?
säärivarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääri, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
säärivarsi (Finnish): The part of a human leg, which is between the...
Definitions
- The part of a human leg, which is between the...
Ancestry of “säärivarsi”, step by step
säärivarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sääri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sääri | shank, shin; cannon; used to refer to legs from... |
| 2 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 3 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish varsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varsi | stalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | varci | stalk of a plant |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | warte | — |