Where does “seitsenhaarainen” come from?

seitsenhaarainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish haarainen, from Finnish haara, from Proto-Finnic haara — branch.

seitsenhaarainen (Finnish): seven-branched

Definitions

  1. seven-branched

Ancestry of “seitsenhaarainen”, step by step

seitsenhaarainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haarainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarainenbranched; having a certain number or kind of...
2Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
3Proto-Finnichaarabranch

via Finnish seitsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseitsenseven
2Proto-Finnicsäic'enseven
3Proto-Uralic*ćäjćemäseven
Every word from Proto-Finnic haara →Every word from Finnish haara →Every word from Finnish haarainen →