Where does “sulkasuoninen” come from?

sulkasuoninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulka, from Proto-Finnic sulka, from Proto-Uralic tulka — feather.

sulkasuoninen (Finnish): pinnate, pinnately veined

Definitions

  1. pinnate, pinnately veined

Ancestry of “sulkasuoninen”, step by step

sulkasuoninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkafeather; windscreen wiper rubber blade
2Proto-Finnicsulkafeather
3Proto-Uralictulkafeather

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew
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