Where does “selkärankainen” come from?

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

selkärankainen (Finnish): backboned; vertebrate

Definitions

  1. backboned; vertebrate

Ancestry of “selkärankainen”, step by step

selkärankainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkäranka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkärankabackbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column;...
2Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
3Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
4Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →