Where does “sarveislevy” come from?

sarveislevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish sarveinen, from Finnish sarvi, from Proto-Finnic sarvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

sarveislevy (Finnish): keratin scale

Definitions

  1. keratin scale

Ancestry of “sarveislevy”, step by step

sarveislevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sarveinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarveinenkeratinous
2Finnishsarvihorn; antler; handlebar
3Proto-Finnicsarvihorn
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśarwe—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćr̥Hwáshorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-wó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás →