Where does “sormilovi” come from?

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

sormilovi (Finnish): tab or notch for a finger

Definitions

  1. tab or notch for a finger

Ancestry of “sormilovi”, step by step

sormilovi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sormi

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

via Finnish lovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlovicleft; notch; mortise
2Proto-Germanicklubô—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme →Every word from Proto-Finnic sormi →Every word from Finnish sormi →