Where does “sormijatkos” come from?
sormijatkos (Finnish) comes from Finnish sormi, from Proto-Finnic sormi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme.
sormijatkos (Finnish): finger joint
Ancestry of “sormijatkos”, step by step
sormijatkos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sormi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sormi | finger |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sormi | finger |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | sorme | — |
via Finnish jatkos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jatkos | lengthening piece |
| 2 | Finnish | jatkaa | to continue, keep on, go on; to extend, lengthen,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jatkadak | to continue, to go on, to keep on; to lengthen,... |