Where does “turvakaari” come from?

turvakaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaari, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

turvakaari (Finnish): roll bar strong U-shaped bar fastened to the frame of a vehicle

Definitions

  1. roll bar strong U-shaped bar fastened to the frame of a vehicle

Ancestry of “turvakaari”, step by step

turvakaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish turva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvaprotection, safety, security; security
2Proto-Finnicturvaprotection, safety, security
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →