Where does “sormiliuskainen” come from?

sormiliuskainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sormi, from Proto-Finnic sormi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme.

sormiliuskainen (Finnish): palmate, palmately lobed

Definitions

  1. palmate, palmately lobed

Ancestry of “sormiliuskainen”, step by step

sormiliuskainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme

via Finnish liuska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliuskasheet, strip
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric sormeEvery word from Proto-Finnic sormiEvery word from Finnish sormi