Where does “sormisyötävä” come from?
sormisyötävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syötävä, from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.
Ancestry of “sormisyötävä”, step by step
sormisyötävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syötävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syötävä | edible, comestible; used as fortifier with some... |
| 2 | Finnish | syödä | to eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | söödäk | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suH-é | — |
via Finnish sormi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sormi | finger |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sormi | finger |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | sorme | — |