Where does “selkärangattomuus” come from?
selkärangattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkärangaton, from Finnish selkäranka, from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.
selkärangattomuus (Finnish): spinelessness
Definitions
- spinelessness
Ancestry of “selkärangattomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selkärangaton | invertebrate; spineless |
| 2 | Finnish | selkäranka | backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column;... |
| 3 | Finnish | selkä | back; ridge, spine; watershed area |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | selkä | back; ridge |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śelkä | — |