Where does “selkäranka” come from?

selkäranka (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

selkäranka (Finnish): backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column;...

Definitions

  1. backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column;...

Ancestry of “selkäranka”, step by step

selkäranka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish ranka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrankapole; stalk; spine
2Proto-Finnicranka—

Words derived from “selkäranka”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →