Where does “sormiruuvi” come from?

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

sormiruuvi (Finnish): thumbscrew

Definitions

  1. thumbscrew

Ancestry of “sormiruuvi”, step by step

sormiruuvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sormi

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

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme →Every word from Proto-Finnic sormi →Every word from Finnish sormi →