Where does “sormihalkoinen” come from?

sormihalkoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish halkoinen, from Finnish halkoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

sormihalkoinen (Finnish): palmatifid

Definitions

  1. palmatifid

Ancestry of “sormihalkoinen”, step by step

sormihalkoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkoinenparted by pale, paly if less than or seven
2FinnishhalkoaTo split, divide into halves; To chop
3Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →