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
Ancestry of “selkärankainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | selkäranka | backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column;... |
| 2 | Finnish | selkä | back; ridge, spine; watershed area |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | selkä | back; ridge |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śelkä | — |