Where does “sidekaari” come from?

sidekaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish side, from Proto-Finnic sidek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

sidekaari (Finnish): slur symbol indicating a legato passage

Definitions

  1. slur symbol indicating a legato passage

Ancestry of “sidekaari”, step by step

sidekaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish side

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsidebandage; bond; sanitary towel
2Proto-Finnicsidekbandage
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic sidek →