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Where does “tarhakäärme” come from?

tarhakäärme (Finnish) comes from Finnish käärme, from Proto-Finnic kärmeh, from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

tarhakäärme (Finnish): colubrid; Synonym of rantakäärme , "Natrix...

Definitions

  1. colubrid; Synonym of rantakäärme , "Natrix...

Ancestry of “tarhakäärme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäärmesnake
2Proto-Finnickärmehsnake
3Proto-Finnickärmeš—
4Proto-Balto-Slavickr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “tarhakäärme”

  • myrkkytarhakäärme
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