Where does “turpakarva” come from?

turpakarva (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

turpakarva (Finnish): muzzle hair

Definitions

  1. muzzle hair

Ancestry of “turpakarva”, step by step

turpakarva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish turpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturpamuzzle; mouth, face, trap; European chub,...
2Proto-Finnicturpamuzzle
3Proto-Finno-Permicturpa—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →