Where does “ukonkaari” come from?

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

ukonkaari (Finnish): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “ukonkaari”, step by step

ukonkaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaari

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

via Finnish Ukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishUkkosupreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,...
2Finnishukkoold man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black...
3Proto-Finnicukkoold man
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →