Where does “uraruuvi” come from?

uraruuvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuvi, from Middle Low German schrūve, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

uraruuvi (Finnish): slotted screw

Definitions

  1. slotted screw

Ancestry of “uraruuvi”, step by step

uraruuvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Finnish ura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuratrack, groove, rut; career; groove, slot, score
2Proto-Finnicuragroove
3Proto-Finno-Ugricura—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Middle Low German schrūve →Every word from Finnish ruuvi →