Where does “sukupolvi” come from?

sukupolvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish polvi, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

sukupolvi (Finnish): generation

Definitions

  1. generation

Ancestry of “sukupolvi”, step by step

sukupolvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee

via Finnish suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family

Words derived from “sukupolvi”

Every word from Proto-Uralic polwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic polvi →Every word from Finnish polvi →