Where does “selkäjänteinen” come from?
selkäjänteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkäjänne, from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.
selkäjänteinen (Finnish): chordate; Chordata
Ancestry of “selkäjänteinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selkäjänne | notochord |
| 2 | Finnish | selkä | back; ridge, spine; watershed area |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | selkä | back; ridge |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śelkä | — |
Words derived from “selkäjänteinen”