Where does “sarvimainen” come from?

sarvimainen (Finnish) comes 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.

sarvimainen (Finnish): hornlike

Definitions

  1. hornlike

Ancestry of “sarvimainen”, step by step

sarvimainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sarvi

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

via Finnish mainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainenworldly
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás →