Where does “säätövarsi” come from?
säätövarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.
säätövarsi (Finnish): adjustable arm in cleaning tools, etc
Definitions
- adjustable arm in cleaning tools, etc
Ancestry of “säätövarsi”, step by step
säätövarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via Finnish säätö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säätö | adjustment, control, regulation; tuning, messing... |
| 2 | Finnish | säätää | to adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | säätädäk | to arrange, organize |