Where does “särkiparvi” come from?
särkiparvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish särki, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.
särkiparvi (Finnish): A school of roaches
Ancestry of “särkiparvi”, step by step
särkiparvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish särki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | särki | roach; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Finnish | särkeä | to break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | särkedäk | to be sore, to ache; to break |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ćärke- | — |
via Finnish parvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parvi | group of animals; group, cluster; cluster |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | parvi | flock, group of animals |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | parwɜ | — |